Even if you are a highly observant person, emotional and psychological abuse can be very hard to pinpoint. It normally builds slowly, over time. It’s so gradual that victims often don’t understand what is happening for months, years, and even decades. It often comes across in ways that are not obvious and may seem coincidental or even accidental. This form of abuse is usually hidden from everyone, including the victim herself. Most times, the victim only has a vague sense that something is wrong, though they are unsure of what.
Psychological abuse doesn’t usually come across as outwardly controlling behaviors such as raging, belittling, threatening, and shaming. Instead, it’s often much more subtle and insidious. Like a master puppeteer manipulating strings, narcissistic abusers take great pleasure in using endless mind games to control their victims and to provoke a desired outcome or…
