While it's true that words don't leave a physical mark on the body the way physical abuse does, the things we say can absolutely be weaponized to cause real and measurable harm to others. "The effects ...

I need help and I have nobody I can ask for guidance. I've been married 18 years, and I've dealt with verbal, emotional and financial abuse. I'm 48, he's 84. He's very controlling, will lose his ...

(Annie Lane is off this week. The following column was previously published in 2021.) Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married for four years. I have never been married before, and my wife, ...

Verbal abuse leaves invisible wounds that can be just as painful and damaging as physical injury. Unlike bruises or broken bones, these emotional injuries remain hidden from view, often making them ...

Note: This column was originally published in 2021. Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married for four years. I have never been married before, and my wife, “Gertrude,” was divorced when we married.

Verbal abuse is defined as using words to cause someone psychological distress. It can take the form of name-calling, threatening to leave, and constant put-downs. Gaslighting, manipulating you, and ...

Dear Abby: My brother died of cancer a year ago. During his entire 50-year marriage, I felt bad about the way his wife treated him. She snapped at him and bit his head off from the time they were ...

There are three million cases of domestic violence reported each year. Many more go unreported. Emotional abuse often precedes violence, but is rarely discussed. Both men and women abuse others, and ...

A recently published meta-analysis on childhood verbal abuse found that although it has been well-established in research to do comparable damage as physical and sexual abuse, verbal abuse continues ...

Billy Ray Cyrus is claiming that estranged wife Firerose, whose real name is Johanna Rosie Hodges, was "physically," "verbally and emotionally" abusive to him during their seven-month marriage in a ...