Figures shows 42% of callers to Refuge identify former partner as abuser, but only 12% of adults recognise this possibility ...

Control varies from mild to abusive to coercive control.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emotional abuse rarely starts with a slap—it starts with silence, subtle digs, and behaviors that feel off but are hard to name.

“I felt like my brain was controlled by a computer chip.” “I wasn’t myself.” “I couldn’t think for myself. I really couldn’t think at all.” “I looked in the mirror and felt like I wasn’t there.” “All ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the realm of psychological warfare, there exists a subtle art of manipulation that often goes unnoticed until its effects have ...

Economic abuse, a form of coercive control, plays a part in 51% of domestic abuse-related deaths in England and Wales. And, every 19 days, a victim of economic abuse loses her life, according to new ...