EMOTIONAL ABUSE
Lots of people talk about physical abuse, but what about emotional abuse? Emotional abuse AKA mental abuse, is when a person or people treat someone poorly enough to create the same psychological feelings as physical abuse. (Fear, depression, trauma…)
Some examples of emotional abuse are: ~ degrading comments/insults towards you ~ constantly pushing aside your opinion like it doesn’t matter ~ using sarcasm and jokes to put you down in harsh ways ~ belittling or crushing your accomplishments or goals ~ doing things to you that they would hate if you did to them ~ making excuses and never apologizing ~ putting the blame on you and making you feel like it’s your fault ~ abandoning//ignoring you in order to “punish” you ~ humiliating you in front of others ~ threatening you in order to get what they want
Examples of someone who has been emotionally abused: ~ constant apologizing ~ hiding their feelings in fear of upsetting you ~ breaking down during small disagreements because they’re scared it will get bigger ~ low self-esteem due to insults ~ needing lots of reassurance
PLEASE RECOGNIZE THESE AND STAY SAFE
Where was this when I was five and convinced they were having another baby because I was the worst person in the world?
