CurlyIam Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 I've just read an article about the Stockholm syndrome, on victims who get emotionally attached by their abusers and who continue to stay in the defective, abusive relationship. My question is about emotional abuse. What's considered emotional abuse and what not? What form does it take? How can you recognise it? Thanks, Curly Link to post Share on other sites
Craig Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 Curly, Moi just posted this site it may have some answers for you especially the wheel of abuse. http://www.askheartbeat.com/html/wheel.html http://www.askheartbeat.com/html/signs.html Please note that references to gender are misleading. Women are just as capable of abusing men as they are of abusing their same sex partners. Link to post Share on other sites
WithOrWithoutYou Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Go to http://www.google.com Type in "emotional abuse" (without the quotes) There is a site called "Symptoms of Emotional Abuse" (I forget the exact address) that will pop up as one of the first couple search results. It is very informative regarding the things to look for, and touches on what you have mentioned about victims who become attached to their abusers, only in the context of how abusers brainwash their victims to make them think it is all ok. Craig is correct, btw. While most think of only men as emotional abusers, there are definately female abusers as well. I don't think it is quite as common, but they definately do exist. Link to post Share on other sites
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