It doesn’t always start with yelling or bruises. Sometimes, abuse slips in quietly—disguised as control, masked as love, and dismissed as “just being difficult.” You find yourself second-guessing your ...

When it comes to romantic relationships, Anna Kendrick has been honest about having a toxic ex. However, she always had a hard time referring to it as an “abusive” situation. “It didn’t follow the ...

What begins as a partnership built on love, trust, and mutual respect can sometimes deteriorate into a relationship marked by control, manipulation, and fear. This transformation rarely happens ...

Words can either build bridges or walls. Learn how to support someone in an abusive relationship by being mindful of how you speak and offering non-judgmental support. If you’ve ever seen someone ...

Your loved one regularly calls you in crisis, upset about their abusive relationship. They tell you all the horrible things that their partner has said or done but continues to stay in the ...

"Physical abuse is a clear line that doesn't get crossed, but emotional abuse can get downplayed or minimized both by the abuser and the abusee," says Lisa Marie Bobby, PhD , founder and clinical ...

Verbal abuse leaves invisible wounds that can be just as painful and damaging as physical injury. Unlike bruises or broken bones, these emotional injuries remain hidden from view, often making them ...

Emotional abuse isn't as easy to spot as physical forms of abuse, which may complicate arguments as the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs continues. Among several other accusations of physical and sexual ...