Am I being emotionally abused?

It can be difficult to identify whether you are being emotionally abused. This is because emotional abuse becomes normalised over time. Often, emotional abuse starts slowly. It’a ‘drip-drip’ process that gradually limits your sense of self and leaves you wondering what’s wrong with you. Self-doubt is common for those living with emotional abuse.

One common characteristic of emotional abuse is that the individuals find they regularly question themselves. They wonder whether they are wrong, too sensitive or imagining things. Underneath all the rumination is a sense that something is ‘off’. Most individuals give their emotional abuser the benefit of the doubt and the cycle continues.

Emotionally abused individuals often have low self-esteem or confidence issues. An abuser seems to pick up on this like a heat-seeking missile. Emotionally abused people also tend to show codependent characteristics — they are nurturers and want to fix their partners. Abusers tend to go for people who they feel will be easy to manipulate. I’ve written this blog post to help you pinpoint what’s really going on and to guide you to a decision on whether you are being emotionally abused.
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The nature of domestic abuse has changed. Thirty or forty years ago, domestic abuse wasn’t spoken about as much whereas nowadays the police are far more aware of the issues and there are harsher consequences for the perpetrators.

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