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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 …

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 …