Emotional abuse

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Emotional abuse refers to a long-term situation in which one person uses his or her power or influence to adversely affect the mental well-being of another. Emotional abuse can appear in a variety of forms, including rejection, degradation, isolation, corruption, exploitation, and invoking terror.


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[edit] Emotional Abuse Indicators

Emotional abuse can be difficult to observe when it is perpetrated in the privacy of someone else's home, or in a closed institution. However, personal awareness and understanding of the issue is key to recognizing it. The following is a list of possible indicators of emotional abuse:

  • depression
  • withdrawal
  • low self-esteem
  • severe anxiety
  • failure to establish a mutually acceptable manner in which to manage differences
  • fearfulness
  • failure to thrive in infancy
  • aggression
  • emotional instability
  • sleep disturbances
  • physical complaints with no medical basis
  • inappropriate behaviour for age or development
  • overly passive/compliant
  • suicide attempts or discussion
  • extreme dependence
  • underachievement
  • inability to trust
  • stealing
  • feelings of shame and guilt
  • Self-injury or Self-harm
  • frequent crying
  • self-blame or self-deprecation
  • delay or refusal of medical treatment
  • discomfort or nervousness around carer or relative
  • avoidance of eye contact
  • problems in school or work that manifest into the need to cease activities

[edit] Checklist

The following lists indicators that you can use to gauge whether you are being subjected to emotional abuse (adapted from [1]):

  • You understand their feelings, but they never attempt to understand yours
  • They dismiss your difficulties or issues as unimportant or an overreaction
  • Your feelings are consistently invalidated
  • They do not listen to you
  • They always put their needs before yours
  • They expect you to perform tasks that you find unpleasant or humiliating
  • You "walk on eggshells" in an effort not to upset them
  • They ignore logic and prefer histrionics in order to remain the centre of attention
  • They manipulate you into feeling guilty for things that have nothing to do with you
  • They attempt to destroy any outside support you receive by belittling that support in an effort to retain exclusive control over your emotions
  • They never take responsibility for hurting others
  • They blame everyone and everything else for any unfortunate events in their lives
  • They perceive themselves as martyrs or victims and constantly expect preferential treatment
  • Maltreatment occurs exclusively when they are unhappy with your behavior
  • They love you and treat you like a prince(ess) when they are happy with your behavior
  • They aren't happy with your behavior very often
  • They compare you negatively to others
  • They treat all other people kindly, and never yell or emotionally abuse anyone else except you

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