Emotional Abuse
Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse includes any non-physical behaviours such as threats, insults, constant monitoring, or stalking. Verbal abuse may not cause physical damage, but it can cause emotional pain. Additionally, emotional abuse can quickly escalate into
physical abuse. Emotional abuse is an attempt to control another person in the same way that
physical abuse
does. However, an emotionally abuse person tries to control someone by playing with their emotions.
Examples of emotional or verbal abuse can include:
- Calling someone names or putting them down
- Constant criticism or attempts to manipulate
- Using shaming and belittling language
- Intentionally embarrassing someone in public
- Preventing someone from seeing friends and family
- Blaming someone’s actions on your unhealthy behaviours
- Making threats of any kind
- Making someone feel guilty for things
- Starting rumours about someone
- Telling someone what to do and what to wear
- Mind games, such as gaslighting
- Forced isolation
If you’ve experienced any of the above symptoms, you may be experiencing emotional abuse. Contact us
for a free 15 minute phone consultation to see how we can help.
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