Lots of people talk about physical abuse, but what about emotional abuse? Emotional abuse AKA mental abuse, is when a person or people treat someone poorly enough to create the same psychological feelings as physical abuse. (Fear, depression, trauma…)
Some examples of emotional abuse are:
~ degrading comments/insults towards you
~ constantly pushing aside your opinion like it doesn’t matter
~ using sarcasm and jokes to put you down in harsh ways
~ belittling or crushing your accomplishments or goals
~ doing things to you that they would hate if you did to them
~ making excuses and never apologizing
~ putting the blame on you and making you feel like it’s your fault
~ abandoning//ignoring you in order to “punish” you
~ humiliating you in front of others
~ threatening you in order to get what they wantExamples of someone who has been emotionally abused:
~ constant apologizing
~ hiding their feelings in fear of upsetting you
~ breaking down during small disagreements because they’re scared it will get bigger
~ low self-esteem due to insults
~ needing lots of reassurancePLEASE RECOGNIZE THESE AND STAY SAFE
Fuck.
Fuck.