Psychological abuse is common, though, it can be just as devastating as physical abuse.Psychological abuse can affect your inner thoughts and feelings as well as exert control over your life. You may feel uncertain of the world around you and unsafe in your own home. Psychological abuse can destroy intimate relationships, friendships and even your own relationship with yourself. Psychological abuse also applies to children and may impair their development into a healthy adult.

Signs and Symptoms

Common psychological abuse signs and symptoms includes the following -

• Name calling
• Yelling
• Insulting the person
• Threatening the person or threatening to take away something that is important to them
• Imitating or mocking the person
• Swearing at them
• Ignoring
• Isolating the person
• Excluding them from meaningful events or activities

Treatments

Psychological abuse treatments aim to rebuild the self-esteem and confidence of the victim. It also works to identify healthy relationship principles such as relationship roles, rights and responsibilities. Therapy for Psychological abuse also helps in developing emotional intelligence, learning to set boundaries and modifying behaviour.

Types of therapy includes -

• Individual therapy
• Group therapy
• Psychotherapy (talk therapy)
• Cognitive behavioural therapy
• Somatic therapy