At times people do not know what abuse is. Here are some definitions of different types of abuse that I went through and it is good to be aware of what they are and actually mean.
DISCLAIMER: This is informational ONLY! Not meant to diagnose or treat!
"Remember Safety First Always in Anything and Everything You Do"
Emotional Abuse: a pattern of behavior in which the perpetrator (abuser) insults, humiliates and generally instills fear in an individual to control them.
Physical Abuse: intentional act causing injury or trauma to another person(s) through bodily conduct (examples: physical injuries like broken bones, bruises, cuts, etc.)
Mental Abuse is also Psychological/Emotional Abuse: Mental abuse, or emotional/psychological abuse, is a sustained pattern of behavior—including threats, manipulation, isolation, and humiliation—designed to control, diminish, or demean someone. It is a form of power and control that causes fear, damages self-worth, and distorts the victim's reality, often resulting in lasting trauma.
Narcissistic Abuse: Narcissistic abuse is a form of emotional and psychological manipulation used by individuals—often with high narcissistic traits or Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)—to control, diminish, and dominate others. It involves tactics like gaslighting, love-bombing, isolation, and blame shifting to erode a victim's self-esteem and independence.
Financial Abuse: Controlling access to money to limit independence.
Gaslighting: Making the victim doubt their own memory, perception or views of things, or their own sanity.
Isolation: Cutting the victim off from friends and family to increase dependency.
Love-Bombing: Initial excessive affection to earn trust, followed by emotional withdrawal.
Blame-Shifting: Refusing responsibility (accountability) and turning arguments around to make the victim feel guilty. (manipulation)
Manipulation: the exercise of devious, unfair, skillful influence (charismatic logic being used to exploit others for ill-will motives) and control over others, situations, or objects to serve one's own advantage.
Intimidation: act of inducing fear, threatening or coercing someone to force compliance or prevent action, often by creating apprehension.
Coercion: act of forcing or intimidating (creating fear/scaring someone(s)) someone to act against their will, through threats, violence, or psychological pressure.
Undermining Authority: gradually weaken, sabotage, or bypass a person's power, credibility or influence.
Sabotage: the deliberate destruction, disruption, or damage of equipment, property, or operations, typically carried out secretly to hinder an enemy, competitor or employer, individual(s), Group(s).
Career Abuse: economic or psychological abuse in domestic violence, a pattern of behavior designed to ruin a partners financial independence, employment stability, or professional advancement. Involves controlling, isolating, or interfering with a partner's work to create total dependence on the abuser.
Digital Abuse: technology facilitated abuse or digital violence, defined as the use of technology such as social media, texting, internet and GPS to harass, threaten, stalk, monitor, control or to intimidate another person(s). It is a form of coercive control that often overlaps with domestic violence, stalking, or emotional abuse, and can happen to anyone. (common in dating and intimate relationships)
Account Manipulation: Demanding passwords, accessing email/social media without permission, or changing privacy settings.
Digital Isolation: Preventing a partner from having access to their own phone, internet, or connecting with friends/family online.
Keep in mind that not all of the above terms are the only forms of abuse. There were a lot more things I experienced from prolonged trauma. If you or a loved one, or even both of you are experiencing any form of abuse and need to reach out for help, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO REACH OUT FOR HELP BUT DO IT SAFELY!
Love Always & God Bless,
Misfitme86, CRA 2026
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