Hi Nicole,
I have read Townsend and Cloud,and yes, Patricia Evans,The Verbally Abusive Relationship opened my eyes after years of all the examples in her books being used on me by my abuser I could finally see the person responsible for driving me mad and making me ill was,using words to abuse me and play mind games.I gained back control when I read that book,I could make sense of what was happening and identify my abuser as my enemy.A really sick mind to use abuse for power and control.