manipulative control

Psychological Abuse ~ Restricting Activity

There is a tactic used by psychological abusive people that involves restricting the activities or actions of somebody else. Restricting activities actually attempts to control the boundaries that the spouse operates within. The psychologically abusive person uses this strategy of withholding in order to restrict an activity that might...

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When a Psychologically Abusive Person Plays Dumb

In this video I talk about the insidious tactic of “playing dumb. It’s a very insidious tactic because it asks for support from the victim. This tactic falls under the category of withholding since it is about withholding intelligence from a situation. When a psychologically abusive person withholds intelligence, they actually try...

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