7 Warning Signs of Emotional Abuse

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13 Jul 2021

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 to spot than physical abuse because the signs are generally less obvious than physical evidence of abuse However being in an emotionally abusive relationship can cause low self-esteem PTSD depression and other mental health problems Knowing the signs is the first step to helping yourself or someone else who finds themselves in an abusive relationship So we've made this video to help you identify the warning signs before it's too late We also made a video on gaslighting which is also a form of abuse if you want to check that out too www youtube com watch v BuSSuuUkrNI feature youtu be If you relate to this video we have also left a list of hotlines below you or a loved one can use to seek help for emotional abuse Resources National Child Abuse Hotline US and Canada 800-4-A-CHILD 800-422-4453 National Domestic Abuse Hotline 800-799-SAFE 800-799-7233 TTY 800-787-3224 Video Phone for Deaf Callers 206-518-9361 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-TALK 800-273-8255 TTY 800-799-4TTY 800-799-4889 Crisis Text Line Text HELLO to 741741 US and Canada or 85258 UK National Runaway Switchboard 800-RUNAWAY 800-786-2929 Writer Carley Swanson-Garro Script Editor Morgan Franz Script Manager Kelly Soong VO Amanda Silvera Animator Virginia YouTube Manager Cindy Cheong American Psychological Association n d Emotional abuse In APA Dictionary of Psychology Retrieved 11 June from a www dictionary apa org 2Femotional-abuse a n d Verbal abuse In APA Dictionary of Psychology Retrieved 11 June from a www dictionary apa org 2Fverbal-abuse a Crisis Text Line n d How to Deal with Emotional Abuse Retrieved 11 June from a www crisistextline org 2Ftopics 2Femotional-abuse 2Fmyths-about-emotional-abuse-2 a Dubrow-Marshall L Dubrow-Marshall R 2017 When your life is not your own Therapy Today 28 9 24 27 Francis L Pearson D 2019 The recognition of emotional abuse Adolescents responses to warning signs in romantic relationships Journal of Interpersonal Violence doi org 10 1177 0886260519850537 Holt A 2013 Abuse in families Commonalities connections and contexts In Adolescent-to-parent abuse Current understandings in research policy and practice 15-36 Bristol University Press DOI 10 2307 j ctt1t6p748 6 Moulton Sarkis S 2018 Gaslighting Recognize manipulative and emotionally abusive people and break free Hachette Books