Emotional Abuse
Emotional
abuse is a tactic used to gain power and control over the victim.
The abuser's
goal is control over the victim. Emotional abuse may include:
- Making jokes about the
victim
- Insults (telling her
she's crazy, worthless, lazy, etc.)
- Criticizing the victim's
competence
- Ignoring the victim's
feelings
- Withholding affection as
a form of punishment
- Blaming the victim for
all problems, including the abuser's violence.
- Yelling at the victim
- Humiliating the victim in
front of others
- Accusing the victim of
being the abusive partner
- Threatening to take the
children away from the victim
- Threatening physical
violence
- Threatening suicide to
punish the victim
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