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[[File:Napoleon's_exile_to_Elba3.jpg|thumb|284px|A cartoon depicting Napoleon's exile.]] | [[File:Napoleon's_exile_to_Elba3.jpg|thumb|284px|A cartoon depicting Napoleon's exile.]] | ||
Exile is a complex method of psychological torture that equates to "social death" - it can be called other names (such as Shunning or Avoidance) and can be self-imposed or used as a crime, it is also often used by small communities or even some religious bodies to force people into "proper" behavior. | Exile is a complex method of psychological [[torture]] that equates to "social death" - it can be called other names (such as Shunning or Avoidance) and can be self-imposed or used as a crime, it is also often used by small communities or even some religious bodies to force people into "proper" behavior. | ||
Many who suffer exile are denied the basic human contact that most require to live a normal life and the pain of being ignored or shunned by family and friends can be devastating - the severity of the exile varies from era, community and even purpose (for example a religious body many shun until the offender returns to "proper" thinking, while an exiled criminal may never be allowed to return to their home). | Many who suffer exile are denied the basic human contact that most require to live a normal life and the pain of being ignored or shunned by family and friends can be devastating - the severity of the exile varies from era, community and even purpose (for example a religious body many shun until the offender returns to "proper" thinking, while an exiled criminal may never be allowed to return to their home). | ||
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[[Category:Psychological Abusers]] | [[Category:Psychological Abusers]] | ||
[[Category:Fugitives]] | [[Category:Fugitives]] | ||
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