Is abuse a form of spiritual murder? (Any form of abuse: bullying, physical, emotional, sexual, etc.)

Well.....my ex sure did a good job of killing off my spirit.

i wouldnt call it spirital murder...maybe holding somebodys spirit hostage or something

Hmmm... I think that's a tough one. For some, it might be - and justifiably so. But, I think that some people who experience tragic instances like that (such as myself), have a tendency to strengthen their spiritual connection in order to survive the ordeal...

no its mental abuse

i'd say so.

Nope, its an abuse of THAT human being to multiply..

Agreed...unless the person is completely broken... Thank goodness most of us are resiliant...

i think spiritual torchure, because we are able to recover, and build and protect the soul, just like what a workout does for the body, learning-wisdom does for the soul. the more we are presented with, the more we learn, and are less nieve, and are able to think things a little clearer and back away and look at the situation differently..... the growing pains can sure be something to behold though....and we can feel even more accutely too.

sounds more like emotional or mental abuse more or less

I suppose it depends on how the person chooses to handle it while it is ongoing and how much of their old self survives the ordeal. Someone that I love very much is completely broken form all of the abuse they have suffered. Other people that I know, such as myself, have walked that lonely road through hell where no one can comfort you and have come out more resilient for having survived. Someone who goes through some form of abuse or another is never the same but letting it kill you inside is just another kind of hell for the people who didn't know it was happening and were unable to help you...

It depends on the person involved. You can beat me until recognizeable but you cant take my spirit. I wont let you!!!

It took me quite a while for me to get mine back.

But there is still some of it missing that I don't think I will ever get back.

Abuse is abuse yet it oftentimes masquerades as 'love.' Why? Well, I believe that is because we have learned to love from what our friends, family, Hollywood, lovers, etc. have taught us. But, who taught those people to love? I can only assume their friends, family, Hollywood, lovers, etc. did. Thus, repeating the cycle.

Ultimately, we are all broken on the inside in one way or another at some point in our lives. Only after we desire to love unconditionally (and learn how to use this tool) can we fully recover from the horrors we subject each other to, all in the name of 'love.'

Does it break your spirit? That is for you to decide.

Did it break my spirit? No. It broke everything else about me but my spirit has always been unbroken. I just had to open my eyes and see that.

not spiritual. its all physical in one way or another.

but abuse can break your bones or your heart.. but it can't break your spirit without your permission.

You can kill the body but, the soul will survive. I believe that teaching. A will can be broken through abuse. On the other hand, survivors can become stronger, healthier individuals. And again, a survivor can relive the horror for the rest of their lives.
I don't think there could be one pat answer.

I agree, depending on the degree and type of abuse, some people never recover, or if they do, they don't recover all their spirit back. You can be a survivor, but it takes a lot of hard work, but I do agree you come out of it a different person, usually a stronger person, but not always. But some people do sadly never recover.

This is true also, survivors tend to relive the horror of the abuse, many times for the rest of their lives. It permeates every cell of their being, day and night, rules their decisions and how they live their lives. The people who are the luckiest have someone in their lives who care about them and help them rebuild their lives. The ones who don't have someone who care are the ones who tend to not survive, suicides, etc.