by Taylor Bennett | Nov 6, 2018 | Counseling News, Identifying Abusive Relationships, Mental Health
Verbal abuse and emotional abuse are often used interchangeably, but while they might overlap, they are two different forms of abuse with distinct characteristics. Verbal abusers use language to hurt another person; this might involve speaking aggressively or...
by Yocheved Golani | Sep 27, 2018 | Counseling News, Gaslighting, Mental Health
Gaslighting is both a form of emotional and mental abuse that plagues our society in all different levels and degree. This form of manipulation is emotional abuse in that it causes the victim to experience increasingly harmful emotions like fear, severe sadness, and...
by Taylor Bennett | Sep 26, 2018 | Counseling News, Gaslighting, Mental Health
Gaslighting is a form of manipulation and abuse used to gain control over one’s victim. It’s often difficult to spot gaslighting, as these manipulators make their victims question their own sanity. Gaslighters are domineering but work to present themselves as kind,...