Psychology Today | 24.05.2026 23:19
In my last post, I wrote about how common it is for former victims of child abuse to pass on the abuse they experienced to their children and/or their intimate partner. The first step toward changing your abusive behavior is to recognize it in yourself. Hitting, slapping, kicking, punching, pushing, choking or strangling, or use of a weapon to threaten are all forms of physical abuse, even if you are doing so in order to punish or teach a lesson to your children. The emotional abuse of a child or romantic partner can be more difficult to identify.
