Many survivors are not broken by abuse; they are burdened by it, carrying relational labour that was never meant to be theirs ...

Abuse exists on a spectrum, from relatively mild and infrequent to severe, often, and potentially life threatening. The most severe abuse does not have to be physical, but abuse may escalate to ...

So you are in a relationship... and it doesn't make you feel good. You are sad all of the time. You feel like you are worthless. You feel crazy, not yourself, angry, and you cannot handle your ...

Emotional abuse is domestic violence and a crime. Several institutions and organizations offer support to those who experience emotional abuse or any other type of domestic violence. People may think ...

A major new study has found that verbal abuse in childhood may be just as damaging to long-term mental well-being as physical abuse, if not more so. This groundbreaking research highlights the need to ...

When you hear the word "abuse," some form of physical abuse, verbal abuse or sexual abuse may come to mind. But people may not think about emotional abuse. This kind of abuse can be more subtle to ...

Domestic violence can look like digital or online abuse, financial abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, mental abuse, and emotional abuse. There are many pervasive myths about domestic abuse. Many ...

In movies and TV shows, abusive relationships are typically characterized by physical violence or other blatant acts of aggression, like screaming or hurling insults. Those are common red flags, to be ...

It's *not* your fault—here's how to heal Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW Emotional abuse is a serious problem in some relationships. Sometimes, it's overt, but it can also be so insidious that it is hard ...

Over the past week, two celebrity stories have sparked ongoing conversations about unhealthy relationship dynamics and emotional abuse. On Saturday, "Don't Look Up" actor Jonah Hill's ex-girlfriend ...