How to Spot an Abuser Clue #11: Isolation
Does your partner isolate you from your friends and family? Consider whether you feel free. Even in the most committed healthy relationships, each partner should feel the freedom to express themselves and make their own decisions. Abusive people intentionally strip their victims of power and freedom. They are generally jealous and controlling and may even attempt to make you feel guilty for trying to express your own needs. Consider whether you see any of the following: 1) Yo
How to Spot an Abuser: Clue #10 Blaming
Being subjected to abusive behavior is a painful, confusing experience for many reasons. According to Michael Steiner, Community Mental Health Counselor at Evolution Counseling, the trick most abusers pull is to shift the blame for the abusive situation onto their victims and simultaneously paint themselves as the true victims who are suffering cruel, unfair attacks at the hands of the very people they are abusing. This strategy really comes into play when victims don’t just
