www.abusoemocional.com Stop Emotional Abuse, You Deserve Better. We all know about Sexual Abuse. We all know about Physical Abuse. But, we know very little about Emotional Abuse. Emotional Abuse occurs when one person emotionally and psychologically abuses another person who is in need of sincere affection. This kind of abuse takes many forms… Your partner Undermines your self-esteem. He/she delivers mixed messages: “I love you” (I hate you.) It’s like pushing you through a cliff and running down to catch you. Your partner can tell you the sweetest things and the most hurtful ones at the same time. Your partner can also humilliate you by ignoring you. He/she might contact you only when they are bored or have some spare time, or need something specific from you. Your partner tells you that he “loves” you, or you are special, but he/she needs an open relationship. Your partner bluffs making you believe he intends to spend time with you, even makes plans that will never happen. Your partner tells you beautiful things he does not really mean at all, and will compensate your tolerance with small tender gifts. Emotional abuse also occurs through financial dependency. One partner does not let the other be financially independent. Or through intellectual and manipulative mind games. Abusers tend to play the victim or they take offense quickly. They invariably put the blame on others, or on the world, or on their luck, or situation. They acuse their partners of not understanding