Over the past week, two celebrity stories have sparked ongoing conversations about unhealthy relationship dynamics and emotional abuse. On Saturday, "Don't Look Up" actor Jonah Hill's ex-girlfriend ...
Dear Eric: Your answer to the young mother whose husband didn’t like her friendships (“Finally Have Friends”) missed some troubling signs: She might be in an abusive relationship. Abusers often ...
Many survivors are not broken by abuse; they are burdened by it, carrying relational labour that was never meant to be theirs ...
This post is Part 2 of a series. Part 1 of this series focused on the universality of gaslighting children, describing the phenomenon in detail. This follow-up post goes beyond gaslighting to explore ...
While physical abuse leaves visible marks, emotional abuse can be just as damaging, inflicting invisible wounds that can shape a person's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors well into adulthood. Often ...
It's *not* your fault—here's how to heal Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW Emotional abuse is a serious problem in some relationships. Sometimes, it's overt, but it can also be so insidious that it is hard ...
Emotional abuse can take the form of gaslighting, which is when someone makes you doubt your reality. An abuser may also isolate you from your loved ones in order to maintain control of your life.
The case is one of the first reported judgments involving emotional abuse since it was recognised as violence under the law.