5 signs you are being emotionally abused
Abuse in any form is unacceptable and should not be tolerated, but the abuse considered by many experts to be most lethal is the one that takes the form of emotional abuse.
Here are five signs you’re experiencing this.
Pulling back on affection
Affection is innate to intimate relationships because that is where you connect. If that has been withdrawn or withheld, it can be a sign of manipulation.
Extortion
If your partner is manipulating you to do certain things that are against who you are and what you stand for, you are being abused. One way some men do this is by threatening their women to expose them if they don’t do what the men want.
Ultimatums
The challenge will be to “do this or else” – many times it is threatening to leave, or play on other weak areas.
No privacy
There’s no freedom to be with others, and no opportunity to have a private life. This is done by the abuser, for example, demanding passwords and account details.
Alienation
Once you are being told who to associate with, you are being controlled and abused. No one is supposed to have that much power over you in a way that they dictate who is good enough for you to call friends. Worse, some will even force you to stay away from your family.
