Over the past week, two celebrity stories have sparked ongoing conversations about unhealthy relationship dynamics and emotional abuse. On Saturday, "Don't Look Up" actor Jonah Hill's ex-girlfriend ...
Gaslighting is a form of manipulation where an abuser, like an employer, bends subjects to their will by distorting their ...
If you feel like a friend or partner is gaslighting you, using guilt as a weapon, or ignoring your boundaries, you might be ...
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 ...
Dear Eric: Your answer to the young mother whose husband didn’t like her friendships (“Finally Have Friends”) missed some troubling signs: She might be in an abusive relationship. Abusers often ...
Trauma comes in all shapes and sizes, and the signs of emotional trauma in adults aren’t always as obvious as you might expect. In fact, you could be holding onto emotional trauma that stems from an ...
Manipulators at Work peels back the layers of control and subtle aggression often disguised as charm, competence, or "just being ...
On Aug. 16, Emma Cooper’s documentary “Depp v. Heard” dropped on Netflix. Despite generally scathing reviews, it quickly rose to most-watched status. People’s ongoing fascination with this trial is a ...
I need help and I have nobody I can ask for guidance. I’ve been married 18 years, and I’ve dealt with verbal, emotional and financial abuse. I’m 48, he’s 84. He’s very controlling, will lose his ...
Verbal abuse is a way of attacking or negatively defining another person using words—or silence—as a weapon. It can take a variety of forms ranging from loud rants to passive-aggressive remarks.
I need help and I have nobody I can ask for guidance. I've been married 18 years, and I've dealt with verbal, emotional and financial abuse. I'm 48, he's 84. He's very controlling, will lose his ...