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Loving You Shouldn’t Be Hurting Me: Psychological Abuse and Its Effects on Physical and Mental Health

لا ينبغي أن يؤذيني حبك: الإساءة النفسية وآثارها على الصحة البدنية والعقلية

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The counselling and health interface is topped by the new investigative and specialist edition of psychotherapist and mental health expert Avery Neal entitled "Your Love Shouldn't Hurt Me: Psychological Abuse and Its Effects on Physical and Mental Health" , which provides a deep and applied analysis of the phenomenon of hidden abuse in emotional relationships and its dimensions extending to the body and mind.The report provided a scientific and field reading that explores devious behavioral tactics -such as gaslighting, systematic isolation, and quiet-tone coercive control -that are often practiced without apparent physical violence, making them complex to detect or prove in victims and surrounding environments. Neil draws on case studies and revealing medical evidence to track how chronic psychological stress translates into immune system disorders, digestive pain, cortisol decline, and sleep disorders, asserting that emotional traumathat continue to leave biological footprints no less serious than direct bodily injury.

The work focuses on deconstructing the role of societal and cultural factors that compel compliance and lead individuals to question their own perception of harm, while providing a procedural and deliberate action plan that enables those affected to distinguish between a healthy pattern of relationships and underlying bullying. The author reviews plans for recovery and the restoration of mental and physical independence, stressing that psychological safety is the cornerstone of any sustainable physical health.The survey falls within the literature of mental health, behavioral psychology, and psychosomatic medicine for journalists, social workers, and those interested in family studies, as it provides a guiding document that disintegrates the twisted structures of invisible abuse and opens practical paths for self-reconstruction and comprehensive recovery.

Loving You Shouldn’t Be Hurting Me: Psychological Abuse and Its Effects on Physical and Mental Health
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Author
PublisherPost-Hill-PressWebsite
Countryأمريكا
Primary CategorySocial Studies
Published2026
LanguageEnglish (EN)
Pages306 pages
EditionFirst
Dimensions8×5
ISBN979-8895659601
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About Avery Neal

Avery Neal, Ph.D., is a practicing psychotherapist, researcher, and global author. In 2012, she opened the Women's Psychotherapy Clinic, which provides therapeutic and counselling support to women. Avery wrote the book “If It's So Great, Why Do I Feel So Bad?: Recognizing and Overcoming Hidden Abuse,” which has been translated and published in twelve languages. Avery has participated in many conferences alongside some of the world's leading psychology experts. Her articles and interviews have been widely published.…

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