Emotional abuse is just as bad as physical abuse.... and it is abuse.
She may not see it that way. She may not want to see it that way.
If she's in love, she's not going to see it that way. Love has a way of making people blind to the outside world.
It sounds kind of clinical, but I'd start documenting how he treats her, and present her with cold hard evidence. Then do some research that shows that the long term effects that regular emotional abuse can have on a person. (it wouldn't be too difficult to find)
If he's been doing this for a while, her self-esteem has got to be taking a big hit. She's going to need to know that she has a friend to turn to - -not just someone who wants to be her next boyfriend.
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