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06/04/2026
❓What is Emotional Abuse❓
Emotional abuse is a pattern of hurtful words, bullying, and other behaviors that wear down a person's self-esteem and harm their mental health.
It can take the form of:
🚩Gaslighting
🚩Isolation
🚩Name-Calling
🚩Shaming or Blaming
🚩Silent Treatment
🚩Downplaying concerns
🚩Withholding affection
🚩Withholding attention
In LGBTQ relationships, it can also look like:
🚩Blaming the abuse on a partner's LBGTQ identity
🚩Denying abuse can exist in LGBTQ communities
🚩Pressuring a partner to be "out" or "closeted"
🚩Defining abusive behaviors as a normal part of LGBTQ relationships
🚩Turning mutual friends against a partner
Source: Recognizing and Addressing Intimate Partner Violence in Relationships of LGBTQ People: A Primer for Health Centers
Feel like you can't make heads or tails of all these confusing restraining order documents?
You're not alone! If you're looking to file a restraining order against your current or ex-intimate partner or someone who s*xually abused you, we may be able to help.
Call us today at (209) 722-4357 to be assessed for services.
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Merced, CA
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