VERBAL ABUSE

Attacking your sense of self-worth
Is excessively jealous and accuses you of being unfaithful.
Criticizes or puts you down; says you are crazy, stupid, and/or fat/unattractive, or that no one else would ever want or love you.
Rages out of control with you but can maintain composure around others.
Finds the things that others like most about you and uses it to make you feel worthless.
Humiliates you in public.
Uses anything that makes you happy as a format for debate and criticism.
Listens to your conversations as means to verbally attack you for what was said or what he / she thinks was said.
Twist your words during conversations to initiate an argument.
Makes repetitive negative comments consistently so that they become ingrained in your daily thoughts.
Blames you for his behavior, accuses your words or actions to instigate confrontations / arguments.