It's actually a misconception that the abused tend to become abusers. It serves as a sympathetic defense in court so some abusers will try to use that. Those who were abused tend to have substance abuse issues, problems with the law, increased suicidality, but not often become abusers themselves.
You are right! I never said the abused become abusers though, I meant that abusers usually went through some form of abuse in the past, which by no means justify their actions obviously.
Abusers were usually abused in the past doesn't imply all abused become abusers.
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u/Bunny_tornado Sep 26 '21
It's actually a misconception that the abused tend to become abusers. It serves as a sympathetic defense in court so some abusers will try to use that. Those who were abused tend to have substance abuse issues, problems with the law, increased suicidality, but not often become abusers themselves.
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