"As long as he doesn't hit you" is a phrase we've all heard. But many of us know that verbal and emotional abuse leaves unseen bruises and invisible scars. WoundingWords is a group for all women who have suffered from verbal and/or emotional abuse. We are here to support each other and to educate ourselves about this little-understood area of abuse.

"If you are on an emotional roller coaster, being put down, feeling confused, hurt, thrown off balance, experiencing frequent small shocks, feeling stunned, wondering how you could be hearing what you are hearing, wondering what you could have said or done, feeling isolated, being called names, disparaged or subtly cut to the quick, and you have sought to nurture and understand the relationship - if your experience was negated, the experiences of the women in this book will resonate with you."

From "Verbal Abuse Survivors Speak Out" by Patricia Evans, Bob Adams Inc, 1993