14 Emotional Abuse Signs: From Control To Guilt, Therapist Reveals The Subtle Red Flags To Protect Yourself From

11They involve others

When your first started dating you probably heard about his tumultuous relations with his family. But gradually as your family and friends begin interacting with him; it is they who are getting equally hostile towards him. You find yourself in an awkward position of taking sides which is highly uncomfortable, whatever is the true reason, your love life is a complete drama”.

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12People find a change in you

Your old school and college friends meet you after a decade and all of them complain that you have changed completely. For them you are not your bubbly self anymore and are always pensive and brooding. They also notice your sharp drop in socializing and going out and you find it hard to explain, after all how can you blame all that on your love partner right?

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13You look forward to being alone in the evenings

Regardless of how ashamed you are in accepting it, but you do feel light as a butterfly when your partner has a night out and you have a whole evening to yourself. In fact, if your partner tells you he has to go out for a work week you just can’t wait for it and count the days on your fingers. When he is not around you are light like a feather just floating and bouncing with a silly smile stuck on your face.

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14He/she is stonewalling you

A Passive-aggressive nature is a death knell for a relationship and a classic sign of emotional abuse. If your partner completely withdraws from you for days, sulking, not making an eye contact without explaining what’s bothering him/her, but indirectly making it quite clear that they are pissed off with you for some reason, it can be really frustrating. They get overtly guarded about having their own space, without letting you in physically or emotionally and is a sign that the relation is downhill and beyond salvation. These are the most subtle emotional abuse signs you should always be careful of.

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