signs of emotional abusers:
never says sorry, ever, or only says sorry when they want something or they are forced to by others around them
yells at you for small things, like accidently dropping food on the counter, forgetting to put something away, or things that aren’t your fault like running out of cereal, or being attacked by an animal or person; blames you for things they do or just generally anything that goes wrong
ignores you/neglects your emotional needs, like spending hours on the computer and never wants to spend time with you/values things or work more than you
never compromises, always need you to do things their way or else its “the wrong way” and/or belittles you for it. always needs you to be interested in their life/things but isn’t interested in your life/things
belittles you for your opinions or feelings and makes you feel like they’re not valid or that theyre dumb.
if they’re religious and they’re your parents, they are always ready to pounce on you when they think you are not doing the right thing or threatens to kick you out of the house if you are not/or dont do the things they say or want/think are godly
always has to control how you look/act/dress
is mean to you then acts nice immediately after and expects everything to be ok again expects you to forgive them right away or else you’re in the wrong
buys you things then acts like its your fault that you dont like them/want them and/or forces you into eat them/wear them/use them by yelling at you or belittling you
acts like your emotions are wrong
keeps you from your friends and family in roundabout (or obvious ways) and possibly acts like this is your fault
tells you that they have never done what you say they did, even though they did, never admits faults (gaslighting)
treats you like a child even if you are an adult