What makes emotional abuse so hard to identify, is its covert nature. It can often be misinterpreted as joking and often the perpetrator, when confronted, tells the victim they’re just being “too sensitive”. To understand emotional abuse, one must know what it means. What is emotional abuse? Emotional abuse is using emotions in a way to control someone else, undermining…
Feelings are complex on their own, they can overwhelm you or make you feel numb. Gut feelings are especially important, these are your own instinct and can, in certain situations, even save your life. But what if you were brought up to ignore your feelings, in favor of someone else’s? If you spent most of your life ignoring your own…
