Physical & Emotional Abuse Support Group
Abuse is a general term for the treatment of someone that causes some kind of harm (to the abused person, to the abusers themselves, or to someone else) that is unlawful or wrongful. No one deserves abuse, period. Abuse can be emotional, physical, or sexual.
My own psychiatrist (years ago)once explained to me that psychotherapy is like suregery without anesthesia. It's cutting into very deep wounds and it will cause pain before that hurt gets better. Hope this helps you.