𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞?

Physical violence is not the lone form of domestic abuse. Emotional abuse can impact you in profound circumstances, also.

Emotional abuse occurs when a partner:

Verbally demeans you
Requires all your attention
Monitors your time or others you see
Condemns you for all that is not right.
Threatens to injure you or your family, even your pets

Emotional abuse can be difficult to recognize initially. It may involve name-calling, discounting your thoughts, or profanity. In a short time, it frequently increases to recurring criticism. It requires you to account for every minute of your time, accusing you of doing things you did not do and insisting you stop spending time with your family, friends, and colleagues. The abuser establishes an emotional atmosphere to control you and damage your self-esteem and freedom.

You are not an isolated case.

In the U.S., more than 12 million women and men are harmed by a partner yearly. Emotional abuse has been spoken or written about more frequently than physical or sexual abuse. In numerous instances, verbal confrontations can lead to physical and sexual aggression.

How to identify it

There are no physical wounds or fractured bones associated with emotional abuse. So, it can be more challenging to identify. Here are indications of possible abuse:

Your partner swears or yells at you.
Your partner informs you that you are sick or crazy.
Your partner constantly attempts to intimidate, interrogate, or humiliate you.
Your partner is very wary of your actions, continually alleging flirting or dishonesty.
Your partner employs criticisms, name-calling, and ridicule.
Your partner insults individuals you support – family, friends, and colleagues.
Your partner makes threats of injuring you or your family.
Your partner restricts you from using the phone, the internet, or visiting friends.
Your access to money is restricted, or you are requested to account for your spending.
Your partner denies an incident occurred. Or they communicate it differently from how you recall it. This is known as gaslighting, a type of emotional abuse that occurs gradually. It makes you experience skepticism about your recall of experiences and more reliant on your partner.

You may be abused in a relationship involving any of these activities.

Actions to take

Recognizing that you are being emotionally abused and under the control of someone else is the initial step toward recovering.
For assistance, communicate with a healthcare provider or call your neighborhood shelter.
If you’ve been endangered with injury or death or been stalked, call 911 or your local police.
Emotional abuse is never normal, and it is not justifiable. Similar to all abuse, the emotional kind harms and can produce a great deal of damage. Quickly recognizing it and receiving assistance can permit you to exist free of anxiety, harassment, and loss of confidence within yourself.

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