In light of our discussions about the elusive nature of emotional abuse, I thought I'd post this here. It's just one of many lists of emotionally abusive behaviors anyone can access by a quick google search.
Emotional abuse is so hard to articulate and define when you're being subjected to it, even though it can effect the victim, in both the long and short term, incredibly negatively. It's just the nature of the beast; when an abuser is attempting to make you feel crazy, to make you question your valid emotional responses to their behavior or to events in your life, to make you feel like the demanding nature of your relationship is normal, etc... it's easy to see how difficult it can be to wrap your head around what's so wrong about what's going on in your relationship.
Why are you reacting so extremely to such small things?, you might wonder. All the while failing to realize that the macro picture of all the small things is actually a big deal.
It strikes me, though, that once you see a list like this, as a victim, everything falls into place. Suddenly it all makes perfect sense. This, you realize, is what's wrong with my relationship.
~Jessica Franzoi
~Jessica Franzoi
See: Diane Shoos
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