Language hurt

« One of the less obvious but most powerful ways to help or belittle someone is in the words we use.

A lot of meaning can exist in just a few words and it is vital to know which words hurts and which words empower so we do not damage someone whether intentionally or unintentionally.

The pain caused from language often stays long past the healing time of any bruises or broken bone, since words do not inflict pain or scars on your body but it damages your mind directly.

Many words can cause damages that may never disappear; creating an invisible scar that one carries around their entire life.

Things you say can affect each individual differently and if you say something to two different people, they will both understand it differently.

Therefore the words you use on one person can have a totally different effect on someone else.

Usually, the reasons for people being hurt from language come from their personal life and the situation they are in.

Some words can be meant as a joke but can severely damage someone on the inside if they can relate to it form the things that have happened to them or the things that they have to live with.

You end up hurting that person unintentionally. Even though it is not considered as the most important "crisis" in this world, many people suffer from verbal abuse from whether their schoolmates or coworkers.

This is usually intentional and is meant to make the victims feel less about themselves and therefore making the "bullies" feel somewhat superior.

It might not matter to the victims that much at first but after some time, they will begin to believe in the criticism and will start to feel lesser about themselves.

This can be follow but some events in life that will make the situation even worse (bad grades, breakup, losing a job...) and so will this will lead to depression with the worse case scenario, "suicide". When you tell a person you appreciate their effort or how beautiful they are, by using positive words will reflect positively on that person.

On the other hand when you say to someone that they are good for nothing or they are not worth it, those negative words gain you nothing and can really hurt the victim even if it was unintentional.

The negative words you use might not only hurt the other person but can also make you become a gloomy person. A lot of topics are tabooed as they can seriously damage someone but the most common ones that despite being "forbidden" are still used are criticism about races, religions, genders, a person's sexuality, a person's worth.... »