The Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia Evans saved my life and I believe it should be required reading for everyone on the planet. Can it kill you? YES. Every time you are under stress, the body releases cortisol. Cortisol damages the immune system. I have said it is a wonder I am not dead after 31 years of verbal abuse. I got a divorce.......so scary, but necessary.

You aren't "stuck" you just feel that way. Once you take action (read the books on verbal abuse), get into therapy by YOURSELF, etc......you will feel better. Inaction is a terrible feeling. One thing I stopped doing (I figured out the secret) was I stopped explaining myself; abusers are like emotional vampires and need their endless "fix." It is useless to respond to their insanity. As long as you are living like that, you will continue to suffer. Abusers RARELY change, unless they realize they have a problem and get into long term therapy...by themselves.