by DrDeb Hirschhorn | Oct 2, 2011 | Verbal and Emotional Abuse
No one can afford to turn away potential customers, yet thousands of people are doing just that every day. They are also begging to be fired. Just ask Carol Bartz. You may be familiar with her name. She was hired as CEO of Yahoo.com in 2009, and by September, 2011,...
by DrDeb Hirschhorn | Nov 24, 2006 | Verbal and Emotional Abuse
We were making progress, this new couple and I. Eli was getting it. He realized that his sarcastic remarks, his put-downs, his glares, and his barely-controlled anger all constitute verbal abuse. He was starting to work effectively with his tools, too. He had...
by DrDeb Hirschhorn | Aug 18, 2006 | Verbal and Emotional Abuse
REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION from the Florida Jewish Journal, p. 14 “It’s your fault!” Robbie screamed. “Do you understand what you did? Do you understand what a terrible loss this means?” His screams filled the air with a sick heaviness, a light and bright afternoon...
by DrDeb Hirschhorn | Jan 20, 2006 | Marriage and Relationships
REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION from the Florida Jewish News, p. 16. “Can’t I express myself?” the man asked me with annoyance. “I think I should be able to be honest with my own wife!” another one haruumphed at me. “Why should I always watch out for his feelings?” a woman...
by DrDeb Hirschhorn | Dec 9, 2003 | Verbal and Emotional Abuse
Many people don’t even realize that they were (or are being) abused. But the assumption that the pain will go away is not correct. What is needed is to take active steps towards recovery. This includes a bunch of wonderful tools. 1. The First Tool Is To Discover...
by DrDeb Hirschhorn | Dec 4, 2003 | Mental Health
Substance abuse and addictions do not occur in a vacuum. It is not merely the result of vulnerable kids becoming involved with the wrong crowd. If only it were that simple. In fact, substance abuse is more a symptom of the real problem than “the” problem....
by DrDeb Hirschhorn | Dec 4, 2003 | Verbal and Emotional Abuse
1. Accept The Fact That Everything You Did Made Sense I was once speaking to a brilliant and accomplished woman who had recovered from alcohol abuse. She had been severely emotionally and verbally abused most of her life. Abuse hurts. Sometimes there is only one way...
by DrDeb Hirschhorn | Jun 8, 2003 | Verbal and Emotional Abuse
“My wife is emotionally hypersensitive. She is hurt by things that wouldn’t bother me at all if someone said them to me.” This is an excellent question. The answer is buried in the old pain of your own childhood. What happened to you went like this:...
by DrDeb Hirschhorn | Feb 28, 2003 | Verbal and Emotional Abuse
People can be verbally, emotionally, sexually, or physically abused; there’s also exposure to substance abuse, borderline disorder, post traumatic stress, and there’s more too. An abused person could become both a victim (say of a spouse or boss at work)...
