Nowadays abuse against women has increased in certain parts of the world. The reasons for this may me unknown but it is surely an evil that must be curbed. There are times when women are abused emotionally as well as physically. Emotional abuse is actually as serious as physical abuse if not more. There have been instances where emotional abuse has been fatal. The major reason why emotional abuse is as serious as physical abuse is discussed here.

Physical abuse just leads to physical pain. This pain will heal in a matter of time. But emotional abuse leads to a permanent blot on a woman’s mental state. This doesn’t mean that one is better than the other. Both are serious crimes that merit sufficient punishment. In fact any violence against women merits serious punishment. Emotional abuse is the other name for mental harassment of a woman.

When a woman is harassed mentally it will leave an impression on her mind that has her feared for rest of her life unless treated. There have been instances where women have been reported to have become mentally ill after they have been harassed mentally. This emotional abuse has become more and more rampant especially in downtrodden societies and unhappy marriages.

When women are abused physically they can be consoled and that part might as well be forgotten after the abuser has apologized and has been punished accordingly. But emotional abuse becomes very difficult to discover, let alone think of consoling the abused. There have been instances where the abuses and the pain have gone undiscovered and this has been the major cause of the mental disorders of such people who have been abused.

Emotional abuse is again undiscovered because a woman may be afraid to ask for help, fearing more abuse. This is mostly seen in poverty stricken societies, where a man comes drunk to his house and starts abusing his wife for no reason. The tragic part is that they are threatened by these abusers against any complaints. These women, fearing more abuse don’t disclose their plight to any one and suffer the pain silently.

Emotional abuse may also be a by-product of fights between people. There is no reason why those two opposing parties can’t reach a proper solution so that their differences may be sorted out. There is a saying that there is no problem that doesn’t have a solution. Well this very much true. The proper resolution of the problem is the first step that one can take to prevent abusing women. One needs to understand that he has no right of abusing any one and this includes women and children.

We all need to curb this evil. If you find any one abusing a woman you need to stop them from doing so. If you feel that you may not be able to interfere you can report to the police. As a human it is your right to help a fellow human. If you can’t help you can arrange for help. It is the duty of every one to see that women are not abused either physically or emotionally.

Author Bio: Christine Crotts would like to think he has a green thumb, but his dying flower garden proves he is not. Christine has written a site containing reviews on ceramic flower pots, as well as clay flower pots.

Category: Legal
Keywords: emotional abuse,physical abuse,abusing women