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emotional abuse

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emotional abuse
[imō′shənəl]
the debasement of a person's feelings that causes the individual to perceive himself or herself as inept, not cared for, and worthless.
emotional abuse
Pediatrics The infliction of '…coercive, demeaning, or overly distant behavior by a parent or other caretaker that interferes with a child's normal social or psychological development…' See Child abuse, Elderly abuse, Psychological abuse.
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Does it only become emotional abuse when you have started to believe what you're told?
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Unlike physical abuse, emotional abuse can be harder to identify, because emotionally abusive tendencies can slowly creep into a relationship in the form of unhealthy patterns Emotionally abusive partners seek to manipulate you Unlike physical abuse, emotional abuse can be harder to identify, because emotionally abusive tendencies can slowly creep into a relationship in the form of unhealthy patterns.
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95 Paperback RC488 Writing for both professionals and general readers, Lachkar, an editorial board member of the Journal of Emotional Abuse and an instructor at the New Center for Psychoanalysis, describes the "V-spot" as a concentration of highly charged emotional sensitivities emanating from early childhood experiences that remain raw and unhealed.
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