Manipulative people rarely sound manipulative — in fact, they can often sound reasonable or even helpful at first. But ...

Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse, and it's not okay. Here, psychologists Jacqui Manning and Martha Tsakalos reveal ...

Psychological abuse isn't always loud or obvious. Sometimes, it's the quiet, subtle behaviors that do the most damage. The tricky part? These behaviors often get dismissed as "just their personality" ...

"Gaslighting" has become a recognized term in our culture for psychological coercion and manipulation by one toward another. When someone is subjected over and over to being coerced by words or ...

Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse where someone manipulates another person to make them doubt their own perceptions and sanity. These manipulators can be people you're in close relationships ...

Terms such as “gaslighting” have fully entered our lexicon, but DARVO—which is often interlinked with gaslighting and just as ...

Abuse exists on a spectrum, from relatively mild and infrequent to severe, often, and potentially life threatening. The most severe abuse does not have to be physical, but abuse may escalate to ...

Articles about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often focus on physical violence. But emotional abuse can also cause PTSD. Some research suggests it may be as harmful as, or even more harmful ...