Category

Coercive Control

Signs of coercive control

Coercive control is pattern of behavior used by one person to harm, punish, frighten, or threaten another person. It is considered the most dangerous and malicious type of intimate partner and family violence as it is a form of psychological torture. Domestic violence occurs in the context of coercive control. Moreover, it is the foundational strategy used to accomplish the subjugation, oppression, and exploitation of women.

Signs of coercive control include:

– Monitoring your time  

– Taking control of your daily life 

– Devaluation 

– Obstruction of Employment

– Financial abuse  

– Criminal damage

– Isolation 

– Rules and Regulations 

– Deprivation of Basic Needs 

– Monitoring Communication

– Threats

– Sexual Assault

It was first criminalized in the UK in 2015. To learn what other countries and states have laws against it, log onto The Coercive and Controlling Legislation Global Database, which we developed in 2020 to monitor legislative updates.

Episode 21: Julie Levine: A Coercive Control Advocate Battles Rare Cancer

In Episode 21 of the Narcissistic Abuse Rehab Podcast, we delve into the topic ‘Julie Levine: A Coercive Control Advocate Battles A Rare Form of Cancer,’ and the disturbing similarities between Julie and Catherine Kassenoff’s experiences of coercive control, child custody in the Westchester Family Court, and adverse health outcomes. Like Catherine, Julie has allegedly suffered from years of cruel post-separation abuse from…