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What hurts more physical abuse or words?

I'd say words. Physical abuse can heal but words can be internal.

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  • 8 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Emotional, mental, psychological, and verbal abuse can be(And usually is)as bad as physical pain.

    Source(s): I was teased an awful lot when I was younger.
  • AA
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    Words

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Words can stab you right through the heart and hurt much worse than physical abuse.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    8 years ago

    Words. Physical wounds heal with time but words will scar the heart forever.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Words !

    Physical abuse can heal over time,but

    Words can leave you ..... as an emotional wreckage.

  • 8 years ago

    I think physical abuse, because you don't have to believe what they're saying and let it hurt you. Just walk away, they don't really love you anyway if they do that to you. People are so quick to accept negative opinions of themselves, it's sad. But if someone breaks your nose, or ribs, kicks you down the stairs etc, you have to endure the pain til they're done. Even if you can fight back, you're still most likely taking hits.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    8 years ago

    Physical abuse can heal? So my leg will grow back?

  • 5 years ago

    Verbal abuse is worse. actual abuse is painful, of path, yet maximum human beings would leave after somebody bodily abused them. lots of people who're verbally abused go through with adverse self-worth & think of that is their own fault & they need to be taken care of that way, so that is lots extra unfavourable long-term.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Words..... I got into an argument with some one.... He said horrible things to me then punched me in the face.... The punch didn't bother me, it was the things he said to me.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Words. I mean unless you had your limbs cut off ya know?

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