Emotional Abuse (EA) Resources

What is Emotional Abuse?

Emotional abuse is a pattern of behavior designed to control, manipulate, or emotionally harm another person. It can occur in a variety of relationships and involves actions that undermine a person’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

https://www.healthyplace.com/abuse/emotional-psychological-abuse/emotional-abuse-help-support-and-recovery

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).