I would like to mention another severe form of abuse... it is spiritual abuse.

People who manipulate others and blame it on God's will.

I could go on and on about this... as it was a rather large portion of my abuse experiences.

Not only does this interfere with our ability to grow as an individual, but also can inhibit our relationship with God. (not meant to be religiously exclusive, but don't know what other higher powers the readers of this post may have)