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Psychological and verbal abuse
Words, threats and mind games that create fear and self-doubt.
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Psychological abuse targets your thinking, your memory and your sense of what is real. Verbal abuse is one common route into that: shouting, name-calling, humiliation, sarcasm framed as honesty, or long interrogations that leave you exhausted and unsure of yourself.
What people often notice
- Feeling confused, foggy or unable to think clearly around this person
- Rehearsing conversations in advance to avoid a reaction
- Being told your memory of events is wrong, again and again
- Being shamed for things you shared in trust
- Feeling smaller, quieter or less like yourself over time