In my last post, I highlighted a controlling partner’s beliefs of superiority and power that drive his behavior and expectations of his intimate partner. Since psychological abuse or coercive tactics ...

The term gaslighter originated from a play written in 1938 and it is used to describe behaviour by a person in a relationship ...

When you hear the word "abuse," some form of physical abuse, verbal abuse or sexual abuse may come to mind. But people may not think about emotional abuse. This kind of abuse can be more subtle to ...

In the realm of psychological warfare, there exists a subtle art of manipulation that often goes unnoticed until its effects have already taken root. These tactics, deftly employed by those skilled in ...

This form of emotional mistreatment involves one partner withdrawing communication and support, leaving deep psychological ...

What begins as a partnership built on love, trust, and mutual respect can sometimes deteriorate into a relationship marked by control, manipulation, and fear. This transformation rarely happens ...

To begin with, Alanna Francis didn’t understand why her friends didn’t like her new boyfriend. To her, it had been a flurry of love – they had met in New York and fallen for each other quickly, moving ...

The Supreme Court has ruled that cruelty within marriage is not confined to physical violence but also includes psychological, verbal and emotional abuse, as well as behaviour that makes it impossible ...