Emotional abuse is the least understood form of abuse. The number of people who are emotional abusers or who become invo
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Table of contents :
Content: Identifying and understanding emotional abuse: Emotional abuse--the destroyer of relationships
Patterns of abuse
Not all emotionally abusive relationships are alike
Patterns that begin in childhood: Why we abuse and why we take it --
Stopping the abuse: Action steps for those being abused
Action steps for the abusive partner
Action steps for the abusive couple
When your partner has a personality disorder
When your abusiveness stems from your personality disorder --
Where do you go from here?: Should you stay or should you leave?
Preventing emotional abuse in the future
Continuing to recover.