Emotional Abuse (EA) Resources
What is Emotional Abuse?
Emotional abuse is a pattern of behavior that aims to control, manipulate, or harm another person emotionally. It can occur in various relationships and involves actions undermining an individual’s self-worth, confidence, or emotional well-being.
Different types of emotional abuse include:
Verbal Abuse: Using words to degrade, belittle, or criticize the victim.
Humiliation: Actions intended to embarrass or shame the person.
Isolation: Restricting social interactions, cutting off support networks, or controlling the victim’s access to others.
Gaslighting: Manipulating someone into doubting their own perceptions, memories, or sanity.
Intimidation: Creating fear through threats, gestures, or aggressive behavior.
Neglect: Ignoring emotional needs, withholding affection, or failing to provide support.
Below are links to support for those who have faced or are facing emotional abuse.
Resources
Sources
- National Domestic Violence Hotline. (https://www.thehotline.org/is-this-abuse/types-of-abuse/).
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/consequences.html).