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fromPsychology Today
15 hours ago

How Gaslighting Rewires the Brain

He'd make things up that didn't happen. Then he'd get angry when questioned, as if remembering was an attack on him. Every time she brought up something he did wrong, suddenly the conversation became about her mental health, her past trauma, her inability to let things go. She started writing everything down because she couldn't trust her own memory anymore. When he found her journal, he said it proved she was paranoid.
Psychology
#stalking
fromBuzzFeed
3 days ago

I Always Thought Cheating Was Unforgivable. Then A Friend's Affair Made Me Question Everything.

Steve messed up all the time, his wife said, because he's "sloppy," and, truth be told, "stupid." A few years into their marriage, words like "always" and "never" entered the mix. He "always fucked up." He could "never be trusted" - even to fill out a simple form, and certainly not to spend money without her approval. Steve was told he misjudged people and that he needed his wife to tell him what to say so that everyone wouldn't hate him.
Relationships
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fromIndependent
1 week ago

'She was going to leave' - Tina Satchwell's family believe she was killed because she planned to escape husband Richard's coercive control

Relatives say Tina Satchwell was isolated by husband Richard and believe he murdered her after discovering she planned to escape his coercive control.
UK news
fromIrish Independent
1 week ago

Older brother of Liam and Noel Gallagher denies rape

Paul Gallagher (59) pleaded not guilty to multiple serious offences including coercive control, sexual assault, intentional strangulation, threats to kill, and assault; trial set for 13 September 2027.
#police-misconduct
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

When Estrangement Masks Abuse

Assess for coercive control to distinguish justified estrangement from manipulation-driven fractured attachments and protect clients' agency and healthy relationships.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

A Kiss Is a Weapon in Coercive Control Domestic Violence

Coercive control is a physiological, long-term, deceptive form of abuse causing measurable harm and built through love-bombing and grooming.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 month ago

New elder abuse laws to target the coercive control of seniors, with mandatory reporting

Elder abuse will be criminalized, particularly focusing on coercive control by relatives.
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

Spiritual Rituals and Coercive Relationships

Now in his forties, Nico stays connected to his parents through calls and support... But he hasn't visited in years. "If I talk about the pain, it might bleed too much," he said.
Relationships
#domestic-abuse
fromIndependent
4 months ago
UK news

'Absolutely bizarre': Man returned to prison for continued abuse of partner bought 'underground vault' double grave for him and victim

fromIndependent
4 months ago
UK news

Man previously jailed for coercive control is returned to prison for continued abuse of former partner

UK news
fromIndependent
4 months ago

'Absolutely bizarre': Man returned to prison for continued abuse of partner bought 'underground vault' double grave for him and victim

The case underscores the extreme fear coercive control instills in victims, evidenced by one woman's drastic measures for safety.
UK news
fromIndependent
4 months ago

Man previously jailed for coercive control is returned to prison for continued abuse of former partner

A woman feared her abuser so much she slept with a hammer under her pillow.
Martin Mulqueen, convicted of coercive control, returned to prison for further abuse.
#domestic-violence
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

My mother says she'll disinherit me unless I split with my partner. What should I do?

Walking away from family is never easy; it's rarely The End. If this relationship were between partners we would categorise it, quite correctly, as coercive and abusive.
Parenting
fromThe American Conservative
4 months ago

Christians Should Oppose Feds' Targeting Sex Company

At the Munich Security Conference, J.D. Vance highlighted Europe's concerning trend towards censorship, exemplified by the UK convicting an army veteran for silent prayer outside an abortion clinic.
Right-wing politics
Mental health
fromIrish Independent
5 months ago

MEP Kathleen Funchion speaks out after ex-partner jailed under Coco's Law - 'I feel like I spent all that time in my life crying'

Coercive control is subtle and gradual, making it hard for victims to recognize their situation.
#andrew-tate
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago
UK news

Civil case against influencer Andrew Tate is first of its kind, UK judge told

Andrew Tate faces civil allegations of sexual violence and coercive control, setting a legal precedent in the UK.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago
UK news

Civil case against influencer Andrew Tate is first of its kind, UK judge told

Andrew Tate faces a civil case regarding allegations of sexual violence and coercive control, a unique legal precedent in the UK.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Civil case against influencer Andrew Tate is first of its kind, UK judge told

Andrew Tate faces civil allegations of sexual violence and coercive control, setting a legal precedent in the UK.
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