10 Signs of Emotional Abuse from Parents

Unlike physical abuse, being emotionally abused doesn’t leave you with visible scars or bruises that can be easy to detect. In the U.S., every ten seconds, a report of child abuse is made. That means on a yearly basis, this involves more than 6.6 million children who are affected. Emotional abuse weakens the individual’s emotional development and sense of self-worth that can have lifelong damaging effects. Here are 10 signs of emotional abuse from parents Team: Script Writer: Catherine Huang Script Editor: Steven Wu Narrator: Sarah Widmann Animator: Ben Carswell YouTube Manager: Wendy Hu / Cindy Cheong Sources and citations: Child Abuse Statistics & Facts. (2018). Childhelp. Retrieved December 20, 2018. Child Emotional and Psychological Abuse. (2005). HealthLine. Retrieved December 20, 2018. Emotional abuse. (2018). NSPCC. Retrieved December 20, 2018. Patricelli, K. (2018). Why Do People Abuse? MentalHelp.net. Retrieved December 20, 2018. Wolff, C. (2017, June 8). 11 Signs You Had An Emotionally Abusive Parent & It Still Affects You Now. Bustle. Retrieved December 20, 2018. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 The National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233 National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-422-4453 Day One Crisis Hotline 1-866-223-1111 Crisis Text Line Text 741741 from anywhere in the USA WEBSITES: https://www.suicidestop.com/ https://www.iasp.info/resources/ https://www.healthyplace.com/suicide https://ec.europa.eu/anti-trafficking/ https://www.hopedieslast.org/ https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Sponsored by: We're also partnered with BetterHelp, where you could get online counselling at an affordable rate. You must be 18+ : http://betterhelp.com/Psych2Go http://betterhelp.com/Psych2Go Initially, you will have to fill out a survey but they will match you with the appropriate counsellor. Hotline Links: The National Domestic Violence Hotline - https://www.thehotline.org/help/ National Child Abuse Hotline - https://www.childhelp.org/ Emotional Abuse Hotline - https://www.crisistextline.org/ Want to contribute to our cause? Email us at editorial@psych2go.net Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/Psych2Go

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