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Abuse is a general term for the use or treatment of something (person, thing, idea, etc.) that causes some kind of harm (to the abused person or thing, to the abusers themselves, or to someone else) or is unlawful or wrongful. Treatment of everyday problems is more often referred to as counseling (a distinction origina... more at Wikipedia

Treatment Success Rate

Top 5 Communities
Condition Members Success
Physical & Emotional Abuse
1128
86%
Sexual Abuse
164
87%
Families & Friends Of A...
78
74%
Depression
2
50%
Post-Traumatic Stress D...
2
100%
Overall, 85% (1389 Members) find Abuse Counseling helpful

Abuse Counseling Reviews

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Many years ago counseled and tried medication. Meds. didn't help. Counseling did.
Working / Worked
I have experienced varriying degrees of abuse and have suffered repeaded injuries with counsling i managed to reduce the ammount of injuries that i suffered to a minimum. I am also being treated for bpd/depression/anxiety. I try to distance myself from my abuser when he is angry but it isn't that effectice becuase I fell quielty and stay.
working great
been in and out of counseling for years but it is working.
ok
Working / Worked
I have been seeing a counselor. This has been helping me weed out the thoughts that are right, and thoughts that are wrong such as "yelling is okay" or "you have no control".
Working / Worked
no it didn't work
Working / Worked
I did counseling thru a local domestic violence shelter, this helped me thru the beginning stages of my recovery.
i learned anger management. i learned to not get hooked. i learned to get support and make new friends. to do what i need to do to take care of myself
Working / Worked
It has helped some, but I still feel badly about myself
Working / Worked
GREAT...
Somewhat
has worked in the past, I am not sure how much I want my child to remember about the incident though.
very helpful
still going
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Discussions

  1. Discussion: I just realized that I abuse
    Go to counselling. This will help you to control your anger. [More]
  2. Discussion: thoughts.....
    Not at all abusive. tried the counseling thing, no go. thx for suggestion. [More]
  3. Discussion: When Abuse keep going
    having had years of counseling on and off has helped many reasons for going back to counseling was to get over new abuse as it happened. [More]
  4. Advice: I was the abused now i've become the abuser why?
    Get some counseling [More]
  5. Advice: Looking for counseling
    Anyone living in Southern Ontario, Canada know of any place where I could get professional abuse counseling? [More]

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