Hurtful Words

     Words are as sharp as any knife out there and can cut even deeper because they cut you emotionally. Your choice of words is capable of causing a person some serious emotional problems which could lead to worse consequences.


          You see the emotional and psychological wounds that are dealt upon us are the hardest to heal. They stay embedded in your mind and if not suppressed could lead to far worse problems. Countless number of people have committed suicide because of the way they where spoken to. These things build up and it really takes a tough mind to shake off constant verbal abuse. Even in Africa where it is believed that we are tough and that words don't mean a thing to us, we find out that constant words that touch the soul really reaches down regardless of your continent.
         Kids growing up into adults with low self esteem because of words that where spoken to them. People taking drastic decisions of change because they don't want to be spoken to in the manner they where previously. If you realized the psychological trauma that the things you say causes the next person everyday and the ordeal you put them through just because of a few choice words, you will definitely be more careful when choosing them. Picture the way you feel in a relationship when your significant other is the kind that is really good with words that put you down. Increasing number of people especially women are beginning to complain more of the verbal abuse over the physical abuse. You will be shocked at the devastating impact it makes on your partner. Its been recorded that a percentage of people who go into drug and alcohol abuse, depression and people that suffer other psychological problems are due to verbal abuse.
         Be more careful in choosing your words, you just might be responsible for another life that ended without you even knowing it.