Emotional abuse, like a sickness with no visible symptoms, might go unseen by onlookers but is felt deep within. The savage remarks. The insults. The never-ending barrage of insults. It might be subtle or overt. The repercussions of verbal and emotional abuse are typically the same, regardless of how it is delivered. 
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