Parental Alienation EMOTIONAL ABUSE Category
Supporting your child with a negative experience online
Posted on November 19, 2020 Leave a Comment
We want all children to have a safe and positive experience when they go online, but sometimes a child might be sent an image, video or message without their consent that upsets or confuses them. It can be hard to know what to say or do in these types of situations and that’s completely normal. […]
Ever Wonder Why Your Abusive Partner Hates You?
Posted on September 7, 2020 3 Comments
The abusive man hates the woman for continuing to exist outside of him.
Emotional Blackmail
Posted on July 13, 2020 2 Comments
When in a dysfunctional cycle of emotional blackmail, the victim may be inclined to: apologize, plead, change plans to meet the others’ needs, cry, use logic, give in, or challenge. Typically, they will find it difficult to stand up for themselves, directly address the issue, set boundaries, and communicate with the blackmailer that the behavior […]
Ways to Handle Emotional Blackmail
Posted on July 13, 2020 1 Comment
Emotional blackmail is a dysfunctional form of manipulation that people use to place demands and threaten victims to get what they want. The undertone of emotional blackmail is if you don’t do what I want when I want it, you will suffer. The term was introduced by Susan Forward, Ph.D., in her book Emotional Blackmail: When […]
The Abused Brain | Dana Foundation
Posted on July 13, 2020 1 Comment
Societal Solutions for Societal Problems Maltreatment takes many forms. Physical, sexual or emotional abuse, extreme neglect, and separation from parents are the more obvious forms. More insidious causes of toxic stress, including poverty, food insecurity, and systemic racism, can also affect psychological and physical health. Social-educational programs directed at early childhood or adolescence have shown […]
Toxic Behaviors That Push People Away: How To Recognize Them In Yourself and Change Them
Posted on July 13, 2020 1 Comment
Cruelty – lacking in empathy or putting yourself in others’ shoes One of the most toxic and damaging behaviors – cruelty – stems from a total lack of empathy, concern or compassion for others. We see it every day online and in the media – people being devastatingly cruel and destructive to others just because […]
How We Normalize Our Own Abuse.
Posted on July 13, 2020 1 Comment
Over time, a pattern is established between a Narcissist and his victim (change pronoun if needed) that involves a gradual lowering of our boundaries and expectations in response to the lack of love and attention we became accustomed to receiving at the beginning of our relationship with a Narcissist (the love-bombing stage) and which we […]
HOPE IS IN THE TRUTH
Posted on July 6, 2020 1 Comment
Emotionally abused children will not always become emotionally abusive parents, however. Studies indicate that the number of abused children perpetuating the cycle of abuse is far lower than previously thought. “In a survey of such studies, Joan Kaufman and Edward Zigler, psychologists at Yale, concluded that 30 percent is the best estimate of the rate at which […]
Intimate Partner Violence | The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Posted on June 1, 2020 Leave a Comment
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), also referred to as domestic violence, occurs when an individual purposely causes harm or threatens the risk of harm to any past or current partner or spouse. While abuse often occurs as a pattern of controlling and coercive behavior, an initial episode of abuse may also be cause for concern. Tactics […]
