What Is Emotional Abuse? | Dr. David Hawkins

We are excited to share with you a new series that expands on our focus on marriage recovery. The problem of narcissistic and emotional abuse in our society has grown to epic proportions and there are so many people affected, including friends and family members, co-workers, anyone in a position of leadership and power, etc. To address the growing need and demand for information, training and resources in the field of narcissism and emotional abuse, the Marriage Recovery Center now has a sister organization, the Emotional Abuse Institute, whose mission is to bring emotional abuse out of the shadows and end what he calls “the silent epidemic” through education, empowerment, training and resources for anyone seeking to understand, confront, and end narcissistic and emotional abuse.

This is the first video hosted by the Emotional Abuse Institute and is an introduction and overview of what emotional abuse is. Narcissistic and emotional abuse is a complex and allusive issue that is not often talked about, and therefore not well understood. It’s hard to define, let alone recognize, even amongst professionals. This video will help you:

• Understand emotional abuse and covert emotional abuse
• Recognize the signs of emotional abuse
• Understand the psychological impact of emotional abuse on victims
• Know what steps you can take if you are in an emotionally abusive relationship

Dr. Hawkins and his team of experts offer education and professional training as well as treatment for narcissistic and emotional abuse.

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About

The internet is inundated with hyperbole and misinformation about narcissism, leaving many people confused and hopeless. Get the facts about narcissism and emotional abuse from someone who has been researching, writing about and treating narcissism and emotional abuse for over a decade.

Dr. Hawkins is a best-selling author and clinical psychologist with over three decades of experience helping people break unhealthy patterns and build healthier relationships. He is the founder and director of the Marriage Recovery Center and the Emotional Abuse Institute which offers education, training and counseling for people who want to break free of, and heal from, emotional abuse.

Whether the perpetrator of the abuse is your spouse, partner, parent, boss, friend or family member, we offer practical advice for anyone trapped in a toxic, destructive relationship. In addition to narcissism & emotional abuse, topics include covert, reactive, spiritual, secondary, relationship trauma and more.

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[nancyaho]

We are not stupid these people are great actors

[laxmannate]

Silent treatment and gaslighting got me good…

[EssaryMichele]

It doesn't take 2 to tango when someone is abusing you.

[davidcohen]

9:35 - never tell them what hurts you !!

[GeorgiaEnglish]

It’s hard to admit to yourself and others that you were stupid enough to get in so deep with an abusive person. It’s embarrassing and feels like a personal lapse in judgment. Especially if there were signs you ignored or rationalized early on.

[melaniebeaudette]

My life to the letter, 15 years of it i am a shadow of my former self trying to break free.

[yvonnes]

When I ask him to stop, he just ignores me and keeps yelling, cursing, insulting. When I point out his abuse, then he thinks that’s an opening to insult me more by belittling my intelligence, saying “oh, are you a doctor now?” And he often brings up how I have gotten help for anxiety in the past (to try to make it seem like I’m the crazy one or I don’t know what I’m talking about).

[perfectpeace]

The man I married is abusive. He has done all of the above. I don’t even know what I ever saw in him. He has turned into a monster.

[bereal]

Personally aside from sexual abuse, emotional/psychological abuse is the worst form imo. Getting hit, cuts and bruises heal but the psychological effects of the insidious nature of emotional abuse lingers like a bad smell. It is rampant and my fam are stellar at it. The worst part then is when they dismiss the harm they're inflicted, that's just galling. All emotional all abusers care about is themselves again imo

[LifeChangePlans]

He had zero respect. Was angry and emotionally abusive. I brushed things under the carpet, tried to keep him happy, tried to please him, tried to meet his needs. While all the Tim I was losing myself.

[jlylxmn]

She laughs, ignores and does it again when I say something about the pain she causes

[davidmays]

"Happy wife happy life", is just one form of emotional abuse.

[daughterofmyabba]

Non equal relationship describes it well. I felt like I was about 6 inches tall and he 6 foot. The ongoing covert stuff feels like being crushed under his boot. Becoming an unperson, invisible and unheard, until you stop trying.

[sw]

I have done what has been talked about in this video and I ended up receiving a narcissistic rage and he smashed the downstairs of the house up and smashed a photo right up close to my face and I ended up gets all shards of glass in my face. He now says I provoked him and I have been abusing him for years. He’s making out now that he’s the victim because he’s so good being Jekyll and Hyde.

[tearthangel]

Gaslighting, lying, financial abuse, withholding legal information and infidelity

[channelmenyhart]

Another problem is that the abuser perceives all boundaries to address abusive behaviors as offensive and they claim "feeling abused", since they can no longer simply get away with their behavior, and they become "revealed". It creates an impossibly vicious and gridlocked cycle.

[syigmdm]

I wish I had seen this video in 1988 when I first was married. There was no info. on emotional abuse back then and I never really understood it. Finally, separated in 2020 (after 32 years) after our children opened my eyes to what was happening. I feel so guilty for allowing myself to be emotional abused and allowing my children to grow up in that household. I think I was in denial. So for those of you living this, please do yourself a favor and get out. I always thought, it's easier to stay to put up with this than leave. Well, now I look back and realize how wrong I was. Also, the Dr. in the video mentioned getting counseling. I did after about 30 years, but the Dr. kept focusing on dealing with an alcoholic (which he was) rather the emotional abuse. Looking back, I'm wondering if the Dr. even understood or if I even explained it. So make sure you speak up for yourself and get the support you need. I could write But, I really trying to put it behind me.

[doriscastillo]

😢😢😢 Im a victim of abusive relationship. 14 years. Greetings all the way from Republic of Ireland filipino. Emotional abusive Marriage 😢😢😢

[gardenbee]

The so-called best friend who abused me comes across as sweet, and unassuming.

I'm 40 next year, and I've honestly only just begun to process the demons and give it a name. Wow. Thank you

[SBecktacular]

If it’s a narcissist you confronting them won’t work—
They get off knowing it bothers you.