Lot's of people don't like to talk about abuse, why do you think that is? Does keeping quiet about it work?

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Work? That would depend on what you think the purpose is. I don't think people don't talk because they have some purpose in not talking that could work or not work.

But, I dunno what you mean there.

Would you like to talk about the most humiliating and damaging thing that had ever happened to you?

If you had been threatened?

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Remains in shadows as they are embrassed to talk about it and that is why people get away with abuse,,,,

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on physical/domestic abuse: i think some people are afraid that they will be accused of 'not minding their own business' and the abuser will find out who made a call and come at them. sometimes a call about domestic abuse makes things worse at home. unless the victim has the integrity to get out and stay out of the relationship. keeping quiet isnt good either. a rock and a hard place. victims are afraid they will be abused even worse if they even try to speak up. its really really sad.

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What abuse exactly, like the Bush prisoner torture or like the Catholic priest rape and abuse. Both bad, but plenty of people will try to make excuses for both. Talk about the moral decline of a nation. Keeping quiet does not help, all should be held accountable for they crimes.

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Fear of losing any more dignity and respect, combined with the fear that the abuser will get more aggressive . Bringing personal problems publicly, (except for Porky O'Donnell and all those entertainment freaks), is dreadful for many people, and many of the victims believe they are the reason why they are being abused.