Abuse is any behaviour that is designed to control another human being through the use of tactics like fear, guilt, manipulation, coercion, intimidation.
Emotional abuse, on the other hand does not leave toward scars, but damages the person from the inside, seriously damaging the emotional health, and causing depression, anxiety, and skewed of self-worth and extreme lack of self-esteem.
The emotional abuse is harmful psychologically and the victims are more likely to blame themselves. The road to recovery is long, and the first step is recognize such a relationship and get out of it.
These are the signs of emotionally abusive relationship:
Your partner constantly reminds you of your flaws and failures, being eager to make sure that you know what is wrong with you;
Your partner tells inappropriate and mean, and demeaning jokes, stating you as the punch line;
Your partner criticizes you and points out your flaws, making you feel like you cannot do anything right;
Your partner constantly embarrasses you on purpose in front of other people.
Your partner could care less about your feelings and frequently tell you that you are too sensitive, or your opinions are wrong;
Your partner tries to control every move you make and each word that you say;
Your partner belittles you, telling you that your goals, accomplishments and dreams are insignificant and stupid;
Your partner shows no affection toward you or withholds affection as a form of punishment when you do something he/she doesn’t approve of.
Your partner dismisses or gives you disapproving looks which make you nervous and afraid to be alone with him or her;
Your partner thinks you are incapable of most things and “knows” what is best for you;
Your partner share your secrets or private moments openly with other persons, even though he or she knows that is not what you’d want;
Your partner makes you feel like you are not good enough for him or her, your partner says that he or she could do better, and that you need to be thankful for their relationship;
Your partner makes you feel guilty about wanting to see your family and friends, or going somewhere on your own;
Your partner blames you for his or her issues, overall unhappiness, and bad moods;
Your partner is laughing at mistakes and weaknesses on others, and also gets angry if she or he is being laughed at those weaknesses and errors;
Your partner controls the finances in order to control your actions and monitor how much money you spend and what you spend it on.
Your partner makes subtle threats that might be disguised as a “suggestion” to help you;
Your partner insists on being right and doing things his/her way as you are always wrong;
Your partner accuses you of things that are not true and forces you to “prove” true love;
Your partner constantly calls, texts or even shows up to check up on you to see who you are with and what you’re doing when he or she isn’t around.
Source: healthytipsworld
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