Can narcissistic abuse cause psychosis? Learn how emotional manipulation can lead to severe mental health issues, including psychosis.
Psycho-Emotional Abuse
Reflections on the role of attachment disorders in addiction as well as family- and intimate partner violence.
Signs of love bombing often marks the first stage of the cycle of narcissistic abuse. People with narcissistic tendencies frequently lavish excessive affection, attention, and gifts on their romantic partners. What may seem like a whirlwind romance and profound devotion, conceals a more calculated intention—manipulation and control. Manipulative people use love bombing to quickly build emotional dependence, only to withdraw…
The narcissistic abuse cycle often begins with an intense period of love bombing followed by a shift to devaluation. As the relationship deteriorates, the recipient of the abuse often desperately seeks to restore the initial connection, only to be met with increasing coldness and criticism. Indifference then seeps in, marking the final stage before the relationship ends with an inevitable…
Massachusetts House unanimously passes Bill H 4744 to ban coercive control and revenge porn awaiting Gov. Healey’s signature for enactment.
“Why didn’t you just leave?” is a question bystanders often ask coercive control survivors. It shows the urgent need for increased awareness.
Learn effective strategies for college students on how to navigate their studies while recovering from emotional abuse.
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In the complexity of some intimate relationships, a particularly subtle form of abuse often lurks unseen – coercive control. This form of psychological manipulation forms an invisible prison of fear and dependency, profoundly impacting its survivors with long-lasting emotional scars. For those emerging from the confines of such relationships, the journey toward healing and empowerment is both crucial and challenging….
Learn about DARVO in toxic relationships. Discover the signs of the deny, attack, reverse, victim, and offender manipulation tactic.