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Emotional abuse is intentional, repeated nonphysical actions that negatively affect someone’s mental health, according to the American Psychological Association. But while emotional abuse consistently wears down victims’ mental health and self-esteem, not all types of emotional abuse look the same. Different actions fall under the category of emotional abuse but …

Have you ever been on the receiving end of someone’s silent treatment? Or have you given the silent treatment towards others? Many people believe that giving the silent treatment is a dignified response to an argument, but it is not. The silent treatment is a form of ostracism. Therefore, a …

Trauma is something that many of us have had some kind of experience with. Have you experienced it too? According to a study published in the Journal of Traumatic Stress, approximately 70% of adults in the United States have or will experience a traumatic event in their lives. Though trauma …

Does anyone in your life make you feel emotionally drained, distressed, and sometimes questioning your judgment and choices, but you’re not sure why? It is easy to spot signs of toxic behavior if they are violent or abusive, but there are some that more subtle. So to help you with …

Emotional abuse is more common than physical or verbal abuse but may be reported less because it is harder to prove, this includes narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, emotional blackmail, and so on. Emotional abuse is behavioral and emotional tactics that are used to attack the target’s sense of control or sense …

Emotional abuse is defined as the continued and deliberate mistreatment of another person by means of psychological aggression, intimidation, coercion, control, and emotional manipulation. Physical abuse is a very pressing social issue being dealt with all over the world today, but very little attention is given to understanding and helping …

Emotional abuse is defined as the repeated degrading of another person’s mental health and well-being through nonphysical actions. Even if a family member, friend, or romantic partner doesn’t get physically violent with you, they could still be emotionally abusing you. Emotional abuse, verbal abuse and psychological abuse are also harder …

Emotional abuse can be defined as any abusive behavior that includes verbal aggression, intimidation, manipulation, and humiliation. There are obvious forms of emotional abuse, such as yelling, insulting, threats, direct orders, and publicly embarrassing you. It is easy to see when others are being emotionally abused, but it can be …

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Were you ever abuse as a child? People often think abuse is physical, but emotional abuse can go along way. Emotional abuse can leave us with wounds that never heal. Some of us even develops PTSD as part of our childhood. We made this video in an attempt to raise …