Emotional or Psychological is as damaging as physical abuse, and can severely impact someone’s mental health. It’s often used as a way to maintain power and control over someone. Emotional abuse may be accompanied by other kinds of abuse but is serious enough on its own to be a concern.
Possible Signs/Symptoms:-
- humiliating
- blaming
- controlling
- intimidating or harassing
- anxiety
- nervous behaviour
- low self-esteem or lack self-assurance
- struggle to control emotions - tearfulness, agitation,
- unexplained paranoia
- gaslighting
- isolation