Emotional abuse of our child within is defined as any non-physical behaviours or attitudes that are designed to control, intimidate, subjugate, demean, punish, or isolate us.

Emotional abuse of our child within is defined as any non-physical behaviours or attitudes that are designed to control, intimidate, subjugate, demean, punish, or isolate us. Emotional abuse is like brainwashing that systematically wears away self-confidence, self-worth, trust in our perceptions and our authentic self-concept. Recognising how we allow abuse from other people will also help you to see how we continue to "abuse" ourself on an inner level by perpetuating the negative messages that we have heard from others.