Have you ever experienced emotional abuse? Or have you ever seen signs of emotional abuse in other relationships? Sometimes the signs of emotional abuse in a relationship are very prominent, while sometimes the signs can be quite subtle.

Pain is not always caused by physical abuse, emotional abuse hurts just as much if not more. In fact, in most cases, the impact of emotional abuse lasts longer and the scars haunt you for the rest of your life. The impact of emotional abuse is profound and you spend the rest of your life picking things up.

Unfortunately, most people in a toxic relationship experience emotional abuse but unfortunately don’t realize it until it’s too late

Read on for some of the key warning signs of emotional abuse that you should look out for.

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20 Subtle signs of emotional abuse

1. They underestimate your accomplishments. Your accomplishments and accomplishments are not celebrated but passed on as insignificant events.

2. In a way, you are always responsible for their grief, and you are always being blamed for everything that goes wrong in their lives.
3. They claim to know you best and believe that the decisions they make for you are the best. They deprive you of making your own decisions, always imposing their decisions and opinions on you.

4. They need you to answer their calls or texts right away, and even a short delay makes them angry. It doesn’t matter that you may be busy, the only important thing is that you should always be at their disposal.
5. They’re always trying to be over you, once and again they’ll try to make you think you don’t deserve to be their partner, but you’re so lucky that they’re with you.
6. You are blamed for everything and often accused of doing things you didn’t do.
7. There is no safe or forbidden secret. They share your private details such as your fears, insecurities, secrets, and even intimate moments with others.
8. You can’t ignore what they say even if it’s just a “suggestion.” You do exactly what they tell you, and you don’t have the option to disagree with them or say “no.”

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9. They don’t hesitate to criticize you openly, show faces of disagreement and rejection, or just roll their eyes whenever you speak or express your opinion.
10. You are often called shocking names under the guise of “humor”. They pretend to call you these names because they are cute, but in reality, they are insulting and abusing you.
11. They need to know everything about you, and they want to be included in everything you do. You are simply not allowed to do anything without it.
12. They get angry and angry when you tease them, even in love. The thing is, they can mock you in front of others in the name of love, but when you do, all hell breaks loose.
13. They often punish you by not talking to you or withholding love, care, and sex.
14. If you get into an argument with them, you always lose, because they never admit their mistakes. Instead, they will always blame you for everything.

15. They control finances, and you are questioned on every account.
16. If they hate someone, so should you. If any of your family members don’t like them, you are not allowed to talk to them.
17. They convince you that your dreams are unworthy and impractical. It belittles your ambitions and always makes you feel like you’re not good enough.
18. Every time you try to be vulnerable and overreact to them, they reject you for being too emotional or sensitive.

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19. You are afraid of failing in front of them. Not sure they will catch you when you fall but instead leave you there to pick up the pieces.
20. One of the main signs of emotional abuse is when they try to control all of your major life decisions including your career choices; You are not allowed to control your life, they are.

If your relationship reflects these signs, then you are in a toxic relationship and are a victim of emotional abuse. We urge you to get out of that toxic relationship and take back control of your life. It’s not easy, it never is, but you have to put yourself and your emotional well-being first. Let them go and live your life the way you want.