https://www.docdroid.net/xKkjCeV/abuse-tactics-draft-1.pdf
I've been working on a project of what precisely is abusive behavior. The reason for this post is for ask people for sources to further define what exactly is abusive behavior and it's effects.
For those afraid to click the link here is a snippet:
The faces of abuse are many, diverse, more complex than any booklet or psychiatrist could tell you in a few short words. Among various abuse tactics used by perpetrators are a few insidious tactics known as “emotional abuse”. Emotional abuse differs from physical or verbal abuse in that if you took a snapshot of the scene, a few words said, or a physical gesture out of context, it might not immediately strike you as abusive. No direct insults were used, nobody was physically hurt, so it seems harmless enough. However, like with all abuse, emotional abuse"s sole purpose is to cause hurt to someone else.
Emotional abuse works on five levels
1. Self doubt. Here emotional abuse makes the person Question their own thoughts and memories, to discredit the value of their lived experiences. A version we are all common with is the psychopath's favourite: gaslighting
2. Self loathing. Here the person is directed to focus on aspects of themselves they do not like and encouraged to discard or dislike those aspects of themselves which they do. For example when a child is mocked for liking a certain type of toy.
3. Social alienation. Here the person is threatened with isolation if they do not comply. For example they may be told they will never marry, or a friend may ghost them, over an aspect of themselves.
4. Depression and nihilism. Here emotional abuse tells the person that whatever they are fighting for is pointless. The end goal is to get the person to leave the conversation, giving the abuser the last word.
Generally emotional abuse operates on more than one level, possibly on all five, so as to emotionally cripple the person being interacted with. As you may be able to tell from the levels, emotional abuse tactics are silencing tactics, designed to deny the victim a voice. They may be used in con/unction with other forms of abuse, for example to prevent a victim reporting physical or verbal abuse, or on their own, for example to encourage others to make the victim a pariah or to chase the victim away from the abuser's social circle
Do you know of any sources which can describe abusive and destructive behavior in further detail? What are some ways groups and leaders abuse folks to get their way?
I've been working on a project of what precisely is abusive behavior. The reason for this post is for ask people for sources to further define what exactly is abusive behavior and it's effects.
For those afraid to click the link here is a snippet:
The faces of abuse are many, diverse, more complex than any booklet or psychiatrist could tell you in a few short words. Among various abuse tactics used by perpetrators are a few insidious tactics known as “emotional abuse”. Emotional abuse differs from physical or verbal abuse in that if you took a snapshot of the scene, a few words said, or a physical gesture out of context, it might not immediately strike you as abusive. No direct insults were used, nobody was physically hurt, so it seems harmless enough. However, like with all abuse, emotional abuse"s sole purpose is to cause hurt to someone else.
Emotional abuse works on five levels
1. Self doubt. Here emotional abuse makes the person Question their own thoughts and memories, to discredit the value of their lived experiences. A version we are all common with is the psychopath's favourite: gaslighting
2. Self loathing. Here the person is directed to focus on aspects of themselves they do not like and encouraged to discard or dislike those aspects of themselves which they do. For example when a child is mocked for liking a certain type of toy.
3. Social alienation. Here the person is threatened with isolation if they do not comply. For example they may be told they will never marry, or a friend may ghost them, over an aspect of themselves.
4. Depression and nihilism. Here emotional abuse tells the person that whatever they are fighting for is pointless. The end goal is to get the person to leave the conversation, giving the abuser the last word.
Generally emotional abuse operates on more than one level, possibly on all five, so as to emotionally cripple the person being interacted with. As you may be able to tell from the levels, emotional abuse tactics are silencing tactics, designed to deny the victim a voice. They may be used in con/unction with other forms of abuse, for example to prevent a victim reporting physical or verbal abuse, or on their own, for example to encourage others to make the victim a pariah or to chase the victim away from the abuser's social circle
Do you know of any sources which can describe abusive and destructive behavior in further detail? What are some ways groups and leaders abuse folks to get their way?
