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Originally Posted by PurpleFlyingMonkeys
What makes abuse? Maybe a technical term I'm looking for but IDK... A previous post started me thinking this about my ex, he was rather mean and controlling. He used his behavior to get me to do things that I didn't want.
But I never considered it abuse just a bad boyfriend. The same thing goes for many people in my past. Many many people I just considered bad people. Sure they did bad things to me but what exactly constitutes abuse? There are so many people, some hurt me pretty deep but I never looked at those as abuse. I only looked at the people who physically hit me repeatedly or those who touched me innappropriately or those who were really harsh speaking with me as abusive. Not the controlling or manipulative ones. What is wrong with people?
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what makes something abuse legally is that each location ie town city, state country, region has their own laws and definitions of what is abuse...
example here in america we call it domestic violence when a spouse hits another, but other countries call it a husbands right to discipline his wife.
here in america we call it child abuse if a parent strikes a child with something but other countries call it a parents right, some religions call it spare the rod spoil the child, parents right,...
to find out what abuse is for your location you can contact your police department, your treatment providers or your local family services department/agency.
here in america we also have what is called metal abuse...that takes into consideration feelings of the person that has been hit, made fun of what ever...
other countries and regions may not consider a persons feelings when deciding what is abuse and what isnt..
again to find out what is considered emotional abuse you can contact your police department, family services or your treatment providers. they will explain whats abuse where you are.