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Friday May 31, 2019
More than one in ten French people would be the victim of psychological violence within the couple. Many feel that only beating or physical violence is abuse. Too often they overlook the signs of emotional abuse until they find themselves trapped in a toxic relationship or marriage.
Why is emotional abuse difficult to recognize?
Psychological violence is perverse behavior that often precedes physical violence, but which is still taboo. Both men and women can sometimes be the source of abuse, without the partner realizing it.
Emotional abuse can be difficult to recognize because it is often subtle and because the abuser usually blames his victim. He may act as if he has no idea why the abused person feels assaulted. In addition, it happens that the victim has already suffered previous abuse, which will be even more difficult to recognize. With time, the abuser manages to weaken self-esteem, by making his partner feel guilty and making him continually doubt.
Signs of psychological abuse
Some signs are not mistaken about the psychological abuse suffered by the victim. A partner can, for example, to refuse affection. It is a way to punish the spouse andexercise power and control over the other. He may threaten to embarrassingly expose his spouse or deprive him of something important, such as money, home, or even his own children.
Psychological abuse is known when spouse lacks privacy of his victim. For example, it can check private messages and request passwords for email and social media accounts. These toxic people also use ultimatums. The abuser can blame his spouse by giving him the choice to rectify the situation to get what he wants. In the case of continued mistreatment, it is then necessary to consider therapy or even termination in order to free the victim from this mistreatment.
Stephanie Haerts
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