Alcoholism and alcohol abuse can affect all facets of your life It can destroy your life, your professional life, your relationships, the peace and happiness of your family, future of your children and sadly damage is beyond repair in most of the cases...

We all come into relationships with past issues Trust, ability to be intimate, anger management, mental and physical health limitations and childhood trauma are among the most common...

The problem of substance abuse is quite widespread in Canada This is because of the illicit psychoactive substances that are easily available in this region...

By 2008, there are more than 115,000 people who are rushed to the ER because of illegal drug abuse The country has spent as much as $180 billion from drug-related crimes and health care costs...

Have you asked yourself why so many marriages end in divorce No matter how couples loved each other, it is not an assurance that they are always happy and intact because some of them end in divorce due to variety of reasons...

Many people nowadays speak their minds without thinking about the words that could hurt other people...

While taken seriously enough to be a legally reportable offense categorized alongside child abuse as either a misdemeanor or a felony - elder abuse does not seem to be taken as seriously by the public...

Elder abuse in nursing homes encompasses more than simple physical violence Often when abuse is lauded on the elderly, the signs are subtle and may not be discovered for weeks, months or even years later...

To determine the risk factors of teen substance abuse, you need to find out if the teen's parents struggle with substance abuse, determine whether the teen lacks parental guidance, learn about the teen's problems at home, find out if the teen experiences peer pressure, look into the neighborhood where the teen lives, discover if the teen has been abused in any way, find out if the teen has any untreated or hopeless illness, and analyze certain personal characteristics that may lead to substance abuse...

Domestic violence is on the rise today, with three out of five families facing one or other form of domestic abuse on a regular basis...

In the past, actor Alec Baldwin unleashed a volcanic tirade on his daughter and supposedly called her a “rotten little pig…rude, thoughtless, little pig...

Abuse can happen to anyone and it can be in different forms It can be physically, mentally, emotionally and some can even abuse you financially...

It doesn't always happen But it happens to a large enough degree that it can be referred to as commonplace...

In general there are four indicators that someone is in an emotionally abuse relationship If you or someone you know can identify with the following signs, it’s a safe bet that you are not in a healthy, loving relationship...

It seems odd, but it’s true: most of the people who are victims of abuse fail to realize how much danger they are actually in...

Not all abuse involves broken bones and bruises Not all abuse is physical in nature...

It’s sad but true that many times cases of domestic abuse continue without intervention However, if anything is to be done to combat this problem, people must accept that it happens and learn to notice its signs and symptoms...

“Here’s your monthly allowance, dear It’s yours to spend as you wish...

4 Signs of Emotional Abuse • Isolation and Humiliation An emotional abuser wants to make his or her partner feel bad constantly...

Not every abusive relationship is physical Many people are the victims of emotional abuse, which is also destructive...

Too often domestic violence is written off However, in order to effectively combat domestic abuse, it must first be acknowledged...

Emotional verbal abuse in marriage is commonplace in couples of all walks of life Sometimes it’s an innocent reflexive gesture that comes out unconsciously...

"Therapists who work with adults abused as children have one overriding goal, that is to repair the client's self-image...

How can I hurt myself Let me count the ways...

Sticks and stones may break my bones but … bullying and name-calling can emotionally scar me forever...

Women in abusive relationships with their intimate partners at home, or with their soon-to-be ex-husbands in court, often believe that the abuse to them is about them...

Responsibility is a term we use in psychology that can create confusion in domestic abuse victim advocacy...

There are a lot of types of abuses Around the world there is a statistical analysis that in every four women, one of them has an abusive partner...

Emotional abuse recovery steps don't just happen overnight The quality of your recovery is much more important than the years or few months it would take for you to fully heal...

A psychologist in India recently asked me to write about the following: How can a woman, one without access to professional help, take steps towards freeing herself from an emotionally abusive relationship...