Yes Mental Abuse can cause anxiety.
Mental Abuse whether self mental abuse or mental abuse from others can cause anxiety and make you want to avoid people.
Mental Abuse can also lead to suicidal thoughts and self harm and if you're getting mentally abused it would be best to get some therapy and speak with a therapist.
Yes you can mentally abuse yourself.
Some examples of mentally abusing yourself are constantly worrying about the way you look, worrying about what people think of you, thinking you're not worthy of living, thinking people hate you etc.
To be able to stop mentally abusing yourself you have to stop worrying about those things which can be hard to do but sometimes therapy can work to stop self mental abuse.
There have been people who have mentally abused themselves to the point of self harm and even suicide.
The effects of mental abuse are just as bad as physical abuse.
Being mentally abused can lead to depression, suicide, anxiety, social withdraw etc.
Mental abuse is just as bad as physical abuse as words and humiliation which is mental abuse can lead to someone getting depressed enough to want to attempt or actually go through with suicide.
I've known a few people that were mentally abused and bullied that eventually did commit suicide so I believe that mental abusers and bullies should be arrested for crimes and the penalties should be very stiff.
An example of emotional abuse is verbal abuse or humiliation.
If you call someone names, put them down, humiliate them etc then that is emotional abuse of the child or adult.
A good example of emotional abuse is a bully that constantly calls you names, makes fun of you or tries to harm you with words.
That is emotional abuse and emotional abuse is just as bad as physical abuse is.
Emotional Abuse has led to some kids and teens and even adults committing suicide and I believe that people who emotionally abuse people should be guilty of a crime and be arrested for it.
Words do hurt even though some people say they do not.
Making fun of someone, constantly cursing them out and even putting the child or teen or adult down for mental health issues, disabilities or just because of the way they dress is a bad thing and should be a crime to make fun of people and emotionally abuse them.