Emotional Abuse

You’ve probably heard about physical abuse in relationships, but do you know about emotional abuse?

Emotional abuse is a form of manipulation, verbal assualt, control, and brain-washing that slowly erodes the victim’s sense of self-worth, security, and trust in themselves and others.

It can leave mental and emotional scars that are deeply painful and debilitating. On this page, you’ll learn about the various signs and forms of emotional abuse and how to deal with them.

11 Damaging After Effects Of Emotional Abuse

by Barrie Davenport

unhappy couple, after effects of emotional abuse

Have you or has someone you love suffered from an emotionally abusive relationship?

Even if that relationship is now over, you may still be living with the long term effects of emotional abuse. The relief that comes of no longer being subject to abusive treatment doesn’t erase its impact on your psychological well-being.

A Canadian study involving 1,000 women aged 15 and up resulted in the following statistics:

35% of the women had experienced emotional abuse growing up
43% had suffered some form of abuse as children or adolescents
39% had experienced emotional abuse in a relationship within the past five years

Whatever you’ve been through with an abusive spouse, partner, relative, or friend, you have a right to call the abuse what it is, to fight for your independence, and to experience peace again.

And your awareness is the first step toward learning how to recover from emotional abuse.

In this article, we will cover all of the short and long-term effects of emotional abuse and actions you can take to heal.

Don’t You Just Hate Manipulators? 13 Ways To Put One In Their Place

by Barrie Davenport

Ways To Put a Manipulator in Their Place

Perhaps it’s a colleague, friend, parent, or partner.

Whichever the case, you’ve landed here because you're dealing with a manipulator and want to push back.

Are there tricks?

How do you recognize one?

For that matter, what makes manipulative people the way they are?

What about ghosting (the act of cutting off all communication without warning)?

Does that get them off your back?

Get comfortable because we’ve got answers.

Things Were Going Great And Then He Ghosted You: 11 Likely Reasons Why

by Barrie Davenport

One day, everything is going great between you and the guy you're dating.

The next day, he vanishes.

He's nowhere to be found, and you're left with the question: “Is he ghosting me?”

Because of technology, ghosting has reached epidemic levels and shows no signs of stopping; as such, building resilience to protect your self-esteem has become a must.

After all, ghosting can hurt.

To that end, let's talk about what ghosting is and why people do it.

Narcissist Hoovering: 11 Signs You’re Being Sucked Back Into A Toxic Relationship And What To Do About It

by Barrie Davenport

Did you recently break things off with a narcissistic partner?

Are you just as stressed now as you were together?

Are they still “up in your grill” — poking around, hovering around your life, and hoovering every ounce of positivity you manage to grasp?

Why do they do it?

Since narcissists are controlling, manipulative, and self-centered, they often can't handle when someone pulls away from them.

So let's unpack why narcissists hoover and what you can do about it.

9 Top Signs A Narcissist Is Really Finished With You

by Barrie Davenport

unhappy couple, how to know if a narcissist is finished with you

If you’ve been in a relationship with a narcissist, you know that when a narcissist leaves you, very often they come back and start the whole cycle over again.

Narcissists groom their targets for the idealize-devalue-discard-hoover cycle.

They know the effect this has on neurotransmitters like dopamine. It’s intentional.

They want you to feel as though no matter how badly they treat you, you need them around to feel “happy.”

So, how do you know a narcissist is finished with you?

And are they ever really done?