Introduction:
Emotional Abuse as the term suggests includes emotional exploitation or manipulation - verbal aggressions can be included as a part of emotional abuse.
Sometimes this kind of abuse is subtle, manipulative that is difficult to recognize. It takes away the victim's self belief. In fact sometimes it can manifest in personality changes i.e. the victim becomes withdrawn and displays signs of anxiety or depression.
Signs and Symptoms:
Some of the behavioural signs of someone emotionally abusing you could be:
- Criticizing you constantly without any valid reason
- Unfair accusations towards you to manipulate you so that you try to please the abuser
- Blaming you for any and every incorrect action of the abuser
- Neglecting your physical and emotional needs and giving precedence to the abusers physical and emotional needs
- Make you feel guilty as if you always let the abuser down
- Ridiculing you either in public or private
- Humiliate you either in public or private
Causes:
A few reasons people emotionally abuse others are:
- They were abused some time in their life and now when they have power they give back the same experience to others
- They have anger issues and are unable to control themselves
- They have control issues
- They are insecure and fearful personalities, hence the desire to display power
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