Friends and family think he's wonderful. But when you are alone, he criticizes any of your initiatives, the most harmless remarks infuriate him, and having lost his temper, he quickly moves away and completely forgets about the incident. Or do you just think?Patricia Evans' book is about the most common form of psychological abuse - verbal aggression. It is based on interviews with 40 verbally abused women who have been criticized, devalued, neglected and manipulated for years.This iconic book will tell you how to understand that your relationship with a partner is toxic, how to learn how to properly respond to verbal aggression and in which case the only way out is to pack your bags. Based on the analysis of hundreds of real cases, Patricia Evans offers strategies, scripted dialogues and a specific plan of action to help break the cycle of aggression and cope with its consequences.The book is also published under the title “Do not hit, just offend. How to recognize an abuser, stop verbal abuse, and get out of a toxic relationship.”Publisher's layout saved in PDF A4.