Patricia Evans

In this groundbreaking follow-up to her best-selling books The Verbally Abusive Relationship and Controlling People, Patricia Evans goes beyond identifying verbally abusive behaviors to prescribing a course of action for both victim and abuser. Coupling stories of abused women and abusive men...

"You're too sensitive." "You'll never amount to anything." "You're crazy." If this is what you hear — from your spouse, your parent, your boss — then you’ve been the victim of verbal abuse. This insidious behavior permeates our culture — from the privacy of our own homes to the public...

If your partner: seems irritated or angry at you several times a week, denies being angry when he clearly is, does not work with you to resolve important issues, rarely or never seems to share thoughts or plans with you, or tells you that he has no idea what you’re talking about when you try...