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> [Emotional abuse is like being continuously kicked in the shins. It can be worse than getting one punch in the face, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-banjo/emotional-abuse-is-like-being-continuously-kicked-in-the-shins-it-can/)

[Ashley Banjo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-banjo/)

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> [We all have our own hang-ups and I think we should be supporting each other, not throwing abuse around like you're 15…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-pearson/we-all-have-our-own-hang-ups-and-i-think-we-should-be-supporting-each/)

[Adam Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-pearson/)

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> [“Domestic violence – the warning signs Advertisement Common abusive behaviours set out in Power and Control: • Jealousy and possessiveness. • Humiliating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-guardian/domestic-violence-the-warning-signs-advertisement-common-abusive/)

[The Guardian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-guardian/)

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> [There are many types of emotional abuse but most is done in an attempt to control or subjugate another person. Emotional abuse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beverly-engel/there-are-many-types-of-emotional-abuse-but-most-is-done-in-an/)

[Beverly Engel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beverly-engel/)

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> [Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-beecher-stowe/whipping-and-abuse-are-like-laudanum-you-have-to-double-the-dose-as/)

[Harriet Beecher Stowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-beecher-stowe/)

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