What is Abuse?

There is no universally accepted definition of abuse.  I propose that,

Abuse is a perception that someone with greater power
than yours has stolen your power.

The experience of abuse causes a feeling of having been seriously injured at a deep core level regardless of what did or did not occur physically as in sexual abuse, or physical abuse, or verbally, as in verbal or emotional abuse.

As you allow this definition to sink in, remember that a major premise is that it is absolutely possible to heal from this type of core injury.

Healing happens at the moment she recognizes and
takes back her own power in order to be whole again.