What do you consider mental abuse?

Question

What do you consider mental abuse?

Answer 1

Mental abuse is when an intimate partner has...

continually criticized you, called you names or shouted at you

insulted or driven away your friends or family

humiliated you in private or public

kept you from working, controlled your money or made all the decisions

refused to work or to share money

taken car keys or money from you

regularly threatened to leave or told you to leave

threatened to kidnap the children when the abuser was angry with you

abused pets to hurt you

manipulated you with lies and contradictions

Denying a person's emotional needs, especially when they feel that need the most, and done with the intent of hurting, punishing or humiliating. Denying and other forms of emotional abuse can cause you to lose confidence in your most valuable survival tool: your own mind.

Someone wants to control your every action. They have to have their own way, and will resort to threats to get it.

When you allow someone else to dominate you, you can lose respect for yourself.

The other person plays on your fear, guilt, compassion, values, or other "hot buttons" to get what they want.

This could include threats to end the relationship, totally reject or abandon you, giving you the the "cold shoulder," or using other fear tactics to control you.

Hope this has been of some help! I have been in a few mentally abusive relationships and 2 mentally abusive marriages. If you feel you are being mentally abused, please seek help before it's too late. Get out if you can do it safely! My heart goes out to you! Be safe!

Hugs,

Lesli

~EDIT~ Why the thumbs down? I took a lot of time and effort to answer this question the best to my ablitiy from what all I have been through. Sorry if y'all think it's wrong...

~EDIT AGAIN~ Why are all the answers getting so many thumbs down????? The answers are extremely well put. All well deserving of best answer.

Answer 2

When someone who you live at close quarters with says things like:

"You're stupid, ain't ya?"

"You'll never amount to anything!"

Threatens like, "I'll kill you", or something.

MILLIONS of other things

Or DOESN'T say things like telling you they love you, never complimenting, never praising you or telling you they're proud of you, etc...

Answer 3

saying mean things to the person or taking advantage of her weakness. i think?