Is this bad enough to be abuse?
(I'm 14 and in Canada) I'm not sure that my situation is bad enough to be emotional abuse cause a couple years ago I called CPS on my dad. my dad wasn't as bad as he is now but still yelling and angry and belittleing me all the time and my friend urged me to call.
Now, he gets pissed and super angry at everything me or my mom do. He yells, swears and criticizes us for nothing/really small things like vacuuming the "wrong way" and putting thing in the dishwasher in a way he doesn't like or doing anything that isn't exactly how he thinks it should be. My dad has been getting super angry at my mom a lot more recently (past month or 2) and I don't know if it's bad enough to be abuse. I get so angry when he yells at her cause I know she doesn't deserve to feel like that. I want it to stop. I am so scared of him. He is mostly nice to my 2 little sisters (12 and 9). I'm terrified that he is going to get physical. He has only hit me around 5 or 6 times in my life and I have no idea if he is hurting my mom. He is like this every day now. I don't know if this is bad enough to call CPS or tell someone like my teacher. Please help me with this. Thank you.
Yes, it is abuse. I recommend you to get help as soon as possible.
Living in fear is so bad, it damages our ability to connect with real things, it has an impact on future relations and friendships, cos it makes us felt worthless. I don't know everything about abuse, but I think if someone is intimidating you and intentionally making you scared that isn't right, it's like a control thing cos they can. I think if you can talk to a teacher its a good start they can advise you and talk to you. Does your school have a counsellor? I am sorry you are scared I hope you get some help. I hope someone gives you better advise here as well, someone who knows this stuff. I'm sorry @ZebraPotato44
Yes.
My mum is also abussive.
I am so sorry to hear that you have been going through all of this!
Honestly, if you are feeling this way about the situation, then yes, it is enough. You deserve to feel safe and secure and loved. You should not have to live in fear that something worse will happen to you or other members of your family.
We are here to support you, but please, if you feel that the best option would be to reach out, then go for it. It can be really tough to reach out for help and sometimes we may think that others do not understand, but they will realize that it took a lot of courage to come and talk about it! <3
We are also always here to support you, no matter what, no matter when! <3
Sending you big hugs <3 @ZebraPotato44
@AnyaS This ^^^
I'm 17. My parents used to physically abuse me all the time. Now it's only once in a while with a lot of mental abuse, mostly to do with my depression. Today I had a panic attack and my dad body slammed me on the couch and shook me yelling. They're really hard to be around they make me feel guilty for being sick.
Is this abuse?
Any level of abuse is abuse.
Take care of yourself xxx
Any level of abuse is abuse.
Take care of yourself xxx