No matter how one looks at it; abuse of any form is devastating. There are different types of abuse; emotional and physical; done to women, men, children; even animals. Abuse is just that; abuse. Before; women and children were the more "visible" ones. We would see them with bruised faces, arms and sadly written about in death. But to be fair; men are abused as well. As a society; we don't want to accept it. But I agree with "call me barn" who said; "women are abusers themselves" How do we help the men who are being abused? I sit back and watch a man lose everything he owns, jobs, condo, electronics, dignity, respect, himself. All because he "loves" her. Emotional abuse. It is like watching a dog being left alone on a chain; happy to get what it can get. It is devastating. You can't see the abuse; for the most part; like women and children; you don't see anything at all and there is nothing you can do. Until they are ready to accept that they are being abused and are ready to move on.