Abuse

Abuse is when one causes harm to another person or thing. Abuse can be experienced at any age, gender, race, ethnicity, income level, education. It can be psychological, physical, and emotional. Abuse can be direct, but often it is disguised.

According to HealthyPlace.com, each year over 1 million people in the US are abused including sexually, physically, or emotionally. Many individuals who have been or are abused typically experience other health problems such as depression, addictions, dissociative disorders, as well as difficulty with relationships.

Some forms of abuse are:

• Neglect
  
  
• Bullying
  
  
• Assault
  
  
• Rape
  
  
• Domestic violence
  
  
• Child abuse
• Self inflicted injury
  
  

Unfortunately, most people experiencing abuse do not get help.

To begin the healing process, open up and share your feelings in Take My Troubles (If you wish, you can set your troubles to private). But also see some of these other sites for more information and support:

US National Domestic Violance

1-800-799-SAFE(7233)

www.ndvh.org

Abuse Victim Hoteline

Hotlines for child abuse (on HealthlyPlace.com)