7 Signs of an Emotionally Abusive Relationship -All Women MUST WATCH
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These are 7 very CLEAR signs. Don’t let your love blind you from seeing them.
My first few months working with women as a dating coach were truly eye opening. Men can inflict major damage on women in ways I never knew possible.
As a man who would NEVER dream of hitting a woman, I truly didn’t understand how violent other men can be to a woman. And with the release of Ray Rice beating his girlfriend in an elevator, I thought that it was time to discuss abusive relationships: both physical and emotional.
If you are in a physically abusive relationship right now, it is a “no brainer decision” to leave him immediately. It will NOT get any better and you are risking your life staying with him (if you need more help resources, please see below).
However, when it comes to emotional abuse, I understand that it’s not ALWAYS a clear decision of what you should do next (or whether or not the relationship is actually abusive).
So in this video I’ve identified the 7 signs of an emotionally abusive relationship.
Do you have any more signs that other women should watch out for? Please share in the comments below.
Also, don’t forget to share this with other women who might need to hear this message.
Thanks for watching,
Adam
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PS. Here are a few resources that might help you if you’re currently in an abusive relationship:
National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org
State by state legal info: https://www.womenslaw.org
Men Stopping Violence: www.MenStoppingViolence.org
Adam- Love the video. Thank you for sharing this important topic. I never took the emotional abuse signs serious enough in my marriage. Finally my marriage ended after the emotional abuse turned physical one night and I almost lost my life. This is serious, important. and not talked about enough. I never even wanted to share what happened to me in fear of it making me look like the weak one. I have never been more happy and confident since my marriage ended. Also happy to say, I am now in an absolutely wonderful relationship. I think you are great,… Read more »
I’m so happy things are going so well for you Brandy!
Adam you have a good video. I have one problem with it. You tend to talk with your hands and that is VERY distracting for a Deaf/HoH woman who may be watching this to follow the captions (which aren’t great to begin with). Some things to help you reach more people, would be to make signs with the 7 things… and to slow down, Deaf/HoH are MORE likely to be abused because they can’t hear and many choose NOT to voice. and they believe what they are told… Many may be isolated. Teens, too have more chance of being in… Read more »
I’m sorry about that! I’ll see what I can do for the future videos.
Great video. I was in an abusive relationship, the first one I had after I left my husband, 8 yrs ago who was never abusive to me 🙂 The abuse was verbal 1-2 times then it lead to a serious physical altercation one night when it lead to me having my jaw & bone between my mouth & nose broken. I was hospitalized & required plastic surgery to fix it & luckily without any physical scars. I stayed for 10 mths after because he threatened to kill me if I tried to escape. I was terrified bc I had a… Read more »
Oh my G-D. Thank you for sharing. I hope other women can learn from your experiences. I’m glad you have.
Adam, Thank you so much for posting this important information. Fortunately for me I was able to recognize the abusive relationship that i was in before it became physically abusive. There is one thing however that I went through that you didn’t cover. While you covered the controlling aspect, you did not talk about how he might try to erase your identity by always referring to you as “My Girl”. My ex never used my name when introducing me to people and most of his friends didn’t know my name, they only referred to me as “D’s Girl”. It made… Read more »
I’m so happy that you’ve been working through everything. I hope to continue through this progress and help you find the relationship you truly desire and deserve.
Hi Adam… I’m a guy.. and I am in love with a woman for whom I have 3 children with.. I came across your video in search of signs of things that are abusive behavior to see where/if I fit any of the criterea with the desire to be the best man I can be. My reason behind this is I do truly love this woman, who will call Amber, with all my heart and soul. And along with setting the right example for our 2 boys and the characteristics in the type of guy our daughter will look for… Read more »
Thank you so much for sharing Devin. It’s brave of you to step up and try to find a solution to your relationship challenges.
Great video Adam. Some of this is actually a reason I asked for my divorced. The controlling behavior, the jealousy, the thought that I was the crazy one. The demeaning way he talked to me and never supported any of my decisions. Even after years of trying to work on our marriage because of our 4 children. Finally after being told not once, not twice but about 12 times over a 6 month period that I should ‘pack (my) sh*t up and get the F out and take (my) GD kids with (me)” That is the condensed version. He acted… Read more »
I have been in a relastionship like this. And it is not good to be, a relastionship like this. My ex was like this, I always felt like I have to change, for my ex when er were dating. I have been emotional abuse, you lose youself when you are in a relastionship like that. I have said to myself I will nerver be in relastionship like that again! Good video Adam
I asked my husband to leave last July, yet he is still in my life and do not know how to end it . after 15 years and three daughter’s together i can honestly say i have been brainwashed. I feel guilty and depressed all the time! He comes to see our girls but asks them to go play or tidy there rooms so he can be alone with me. He trys to kiss me and touch me when i say no he gets angry and says horrible things so i do it to keep the peace. He has moved… Read more »
i honestly am so glad i came across this video…. i just realized right now that my relationship is exactly all of those!!!! Be puts me down so much and blames me for everything. today he yelled at me to stop crying and instead of being there for me when I needed him the most. THANK YOU ADAM I AM BLESSED TO GOOGLE YOU!!!! YOU ARE AMAZING!