Relationships have hit a turning point where abuse has become a norm and it is
speculated that its prevalence will take a toll on the psyche of young adults everywhere.
Physical and verbal abuse can take a plethora of forms and depending on the form they
are defined differently, if identified as abuse at all by the individual. Many couples, for example, believe that if there is only occasional pushes during arguments there are no red flags to beware
of. Others believe that the opposite holds true; if there is no physical contact, but only
occasional name calling there is no abuse.
The unfortunate fact of it all is that the human brain's main goal is to always protect
the individual by engaging in the most effective coping technique it possess.
The "unfortunate" piece is that depending on one's coping style, in conjunction with self-
esteem, and self-understanding one can bypass these occurrences and even "forget"
them (repression) only to be triggered later by seemingly unrelated or related events, people,
circumstances, etc. Like a cult the spread of detrimental relationships are developing and
impacting the life one lives, infiltrating realms of the individual; how’s and why’s can’t even be expanded upon and thus as one is still unready to face what has happened or is happening we cope.
Eventually, like an M & M the shell that once kept you together starts to disintegrate as life moves on and the chocolate filling starts to spill over. Don’t be afraid to seek help. It will be with empowerment and a bit of “Fungicide” that the sprouting of such weeds can be diminished and eradicated. Know that there are some things that are NOT okay.
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