| Nowadays abuse against women has increased in | | | | the abused. There have been instances where the |
| certain parts of the world. The reasons for this may | | | | abuses and the pain have gone undiscovered and this |
| me unknown but it is surely an evil that must be | | | | has been the major cause of the mental disorders of |
| curbed. There are times when women are abused | | | | such people who have been abused. |
| emotionally as well as physically. Emotional abuse is | | | | Emotional abuse is again undiscovered because a |
| actually as serious as physical abuse if not more. | | | | woman may be afraid to ask for help, fearing more |
| There have been instances where emotional abuse | | | | abuse. This is mostly seen in poverty stricken |
| has been fatal. The major reason why emotional | | | | societies, where a man comes drunk to his house |
| abuse is as serious as physical abuse is discussed | | | | and starts abusing his wife for no reason. The tragic |
| here. | | | | part is that they are threatened by these abusers |
| Physical abuse just leads to physical pain. This pain will | | | | against any complaints. These women, fearing more |
| heal in a matter of time. But emotional abuse leads to | | | | abuse don't disclose their plight to any one and suffer |
| a permanent blot on a woman's mental state. This | | | | the pain silently. |
| doesn't mean that one is better than the other. Both | | | | Emotional abuse may also be a by-product of fights |
| are serious crimes that merit sufficient punishment. In | | | | between people. There is no reason why those two |
| fact any violence against women merits serious | | | | opposing parties can't reach a proper solution so that |
| punishment. Emotional abuse is the other name for | | | | their differences may be sorted out. There is a |
| mental harassment of a woman. | | | | saying that there is no problem that doesn't have a |
| When a woman is harassed mentally it will leave an | | | | solution. Well this very much true. The proper |
| impression on her mind that has her feared for rest | | | | resolution of the problem is the first step that one |
| of her life unless treated. There have been instances | | | | can take to prevent abusing women. One needs to |
| where women have been reported to have become | | | | understand that he has no right of abusing any one |
| mentally ill after they have been harassed mentally. | | | | and this includes women and children. |
| This emotional abuse has become more and more | | | | We all need to curb this evil. If you find any one |
| rampant especially in downtrodden societies and | | | | abusing a woman you need to stop them from doing |
| unhappy marriages. | | | | so. If you feel that you may not be able to interfere |
| When women are abused physically they can be | | | | you can report to the police. As a human it is your |
| consoled and that part might as well be forgotten | | | | right to help a fellow human. If you can't help you |
| after the abuser has apologized and has been | | | | can arrange for help. It is the duty of every one to |
| punished accordingly. But emotional abuse becomes | | | | see that women are not abused either physically or |
| very difficult to discover, let alone think of consoling | | | | emotionally. |