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If you currently feel hopeless and unable to think clearly, you can receive validation for what has been happening to you. If you suspect these patterns in your relationship, it is crucial to seek help and begin to educate yourself. There is a very real need for public education to reach people who aren't necessarily being physically hit; yet, can't quite put words to what is happening to them in their relationship. For women attempting to break out of an abusive cycle, it has been my experience that verbal abuse counseling is a powerful tool in helping them. Education also needs to happen in the community, in the church, and even in the higher academic schools that train counselors.  To begin solving the problem we must treat the real issue and avoid the all too frequent occurence of sending women back into the cycle from which they are desperately trying to break free.  Breaking the cycle, healing yourself and your family can be possible.