Over the past week, two celebrity stories have sparked ongoing conversations about unhealthy relationship dynamics and emotional abuse. On Saturday, "Don't Look Up" actor Jonah Hill's ex-girlfriend ...

When you hear the word "abuse," some form of physical abuse, verbal abuse or sexual abuse may come to mind. But people may not think about emotional abuse. This kind of abuse can be more subtle to ...

Dear Eric: Your answer to the young mother whose husband didn’t like her friendships (“Finally Have Friends”) missed some troubling signs: She might be in an abusive relationship. Abusers often ...

Verbal abuse is a way of attacking or negatively defining another person using words—or silence—as a weapon. It can take a variety of forms ranging from loud rants to passive-aggressive remarks.

It's *not* your fault—here's how to heal Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW Emotional abuse is a serious problem in some ...

In her memoir An Abbreviated Life, Ariel Leve tells the story of her relationship with her emotionally abusive mother. Her mother had an excessive need for affirmation and would go to great lengths to ...

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