Lorraine Heth, These are two seperate but equally important subjects. Emotional abuse can often be far more devastating over the long term than physical abise for a whole host of reasons; the most obvious being… it’s hard to prove!

As far as women victimizing women, that’s my other pet project. You’re right! In my experience, women can be as abusive and damaging to women as men can be. Also for very different reasons. But it’s always a good idea to find other women who are receiving similar treatment and get a discussion group together. Support is so very important because it’s an important means of learning that you’re not being singled out, the problem is the one woman who’s doing the abusing, no matter the form!

Thanks for replying with great insights… and for reading my work. It’s so very much appreciated!