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Triangulation in Abusive Relationships: How Abusers Use Others to Exert Control

Abusive relationships often involve much more than physical violence. Coercive control is a particularly insidious form of abuse, where one partner exercises dominance over...

What Abusers Want Their Partners to Sacrifice For Them

Abusive relationships often operate on control, manipulation, and sacrifice—though not sacrifices that are mutually made for the benefit of the relationship. Instead, these sacrifices...

Double Standards: How Unequal Expectations Fuel Abusive Dynamics

Double standards occur when unequal rules and expectations are unfairly imposed on someone. In abusive relationships, double standards are more than just unfair—they’re a...

Religious Abuse in Relationships: How Faith Can be Weaponized for Control

Religious abuse in relationships is a manipulative tactic used by abusers to exert control over their partners, often distorting faith-based teachings and practices for...

Medical Neglect in Abusive Relationships: A Silent Form of Abuse

Medical neglect is a form of abuse that often goes unnoticed but has devastating consequences for the victim. This type of neglect involves withholding...

The Response Trap: Why Reacting to Abusers Fuels Their Control 

“You’re crazy! You need psychological help! “You’re too unstable to be a mother. I’m going to court to take the kids away from you!” Most...

15 Signs of an Abusive Relationship

Domestic abuse is a pervasive problem that can take many forms—physical, sexual, emotional, verbal, psychological, financial, and even neglect. Often, the signs of abuse...

Breadcrumbing: A Subtle Manipulation Tactic in Abusive Relationships

Breadcrumbing, a term commonly associated with modern dating, has a darker and more insidious presence in abusive relationships. In casual dating, breadcrumbing refers to...