Emotional abuse: a manual for self-defense

The perfect weapon

Acknowledging pain

Harmful advice : might makes right

Testing behaviors

Is this normal

Manipulations, deflections, and ultimatums

Empathy

Core terrors

Anxiety

Guilt and shame

Seeking reciprocity from the world

Denying pain

Being "Nice"

Bad math : balancing the emotional ledger

"Control your feelings"

Unconditional love

Manipulating reality

The lack of empathy

The difference between sick and cruel

Imitating the aggressor

Forgiveness

Trust

Paying the cost

Defending ourselves is defining ourselves.