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Uncovering the Subtle Effects of Abuse

Are You Experiencing These Abusive Red Flags?

By Som DuttPublished about a year ago 3 min read
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Uncovering the Subtle Effects of Abuse
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Are you experiencing emotional abuse?

It's not always easy to trace

Subtle signs of manipulation

Can you see the signs of the chase?

Doubting yourself, feeling confused

Unable to make the right moves

The feelings of insecurity

Are the signs that you can’t choose

Lack of open communication

No one hears your point of view

Stifling your self-expression

The signs that you don’t have a clue

Criticizing your personality

Comments about who you are

Making you feel like you’re wrong

The signs that you’ve gone too far

Manipulating your emotions

Trying to get you to change

Making up stories and lies

The signs of an emotional range

Controlling your life with anger

Threatening to leave for good

Making you feel like you’re nothing

The signs that something is not right in the hood

Early signs of toxic relationships

Relationships with an unbalanced core

The signs of someone who’s not good

The signs that you may need to explore

Uncovering the subtle signs of emotional manipulation

The lies and the hidden deceit

The signs that you’re a victim of abuse

The signs that you’ve been hit with the heat

Manipulating your decisions

Trying to control your thoughts

The signs that the other person is wrong

The signs of the intentions that you ought

Difficult to detect manipulation

It’s hard to identify the clues

The signs that you’ve been abused

The signs that you need to choose

Take a step back, look around

See the signs of distress

Recognize that something is wrong

And take a stand to address

Are you experiencing emotional abuse?

It's not always easy to trace

Subtle signs of manipulation

Can you see the signs of the chase?

Are you experiencing emotional abuse?

Signs that are hard to trace

Uncovering the subtle signs of emotional manipulation

That will bring about your disgrace

When your partner is no longer kind

And the things that they say, unrefined

The days of love and sweetness gone

Your words, they no longer bind

When the future is bleak and bleak

And everything is so bleak

The burden of pain and fear

That will make you so weak

When you feel like you no longer belong

And the anger that's building ever so strong

Your self worth and self esteem

Are nowhere to be found

When all you feel is sadness and despair

And you can't find a reason to care

No longer do you feel safe

Anxiety and stress everywhere

When you find yourself without a voice

Your opinion doesn't hold any choice

Your feelings and desires, denied

Your life is no longer your own

When your partner insults and blames

And you feel all the shame

The cycle of abuse that you’re stuck in

Is all too familiar and plain

When your partner gaslights and blames

And makes sure you’re the one to blame

The truth of the situation

Is what you can no longer name

When you’re held captive in your own home

And the future feels so unknown

The fear of the abuse that you’ll get

Makes you dread being alone

When your partner manipulates and controls

And threatens you with dire goals

Your life feels like it’s spinning out of control

It’s hard to find a safe place to go

When you feel like you’re living a lie

And the truth is constantly denied

The truth starts to feel like a distant dream

Your mind is no longer satisfied

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About the Creator

Som Dutt

I write about Psychology and Philosophy. I am the top writer in Psychology and Philosophy on Medium.com

https://somdutt777.medium.com

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  • Liviu Romanabout a year ago

    Thank you so much for sharing your story with us. Your words really resonated with me, and I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to read them. I'm now a big fan of your work and look forward to reading more in the future.

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