4 signs of emotional abuse - Viann Nguyen-Feng

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Or Sinai ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Naama Lieberman
00:10
Emotional abuse can be incredibly damaging,
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ื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช ืจื’ืฉื™ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื–ื™ืงื” ืžืื•ื“,
00:12
increasing a personโ€™s chances of developing depression and anxiety
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ื•ืœื”ืขืœื•ืช ืืช ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืฉืœ ืื“ื ืœืคืชื— ื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ ื•ื—ืจื“ื”
00:16
sometimes for decades after the fact.
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ืœืขืชื™ื ืœืžืฉืš ืขืฉื•ืจื™ื ืœืื—ืจ ื”ืžืงืจื”.
00:19
Broadly speaking, emotional abuse involves one person controlling another
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ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื›ืœืœื™, ื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช ืจื’ืฉื™ืช ื›ืจื•ื›ื” ื‘ืื“ื ืื—ื“ ืฉืฉื•ืœื˜ ื‘ืื—ืจ
00:24
by undermining their sense of self-worth and personal agency.
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื›ืš ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืขืจืขืจ ืืช ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ืขืจืš ื”ืขืฆืžื™ ื•ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ื”ืื™ืฉื™.
00:28
But emotionally abusive behaviors can be subtle and difficult to spot,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช ืจื’ืฉื™ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ืžืงืžืงื•ืช ื•ืงืฉื•ืช ืœื”ื‘ื—ื ื”,
00:32
both from within and outside the abusive relationship.
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ื’ื ืžืชื•ืš ื•ื’ื ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืงืฉืจ ื”ืคื•ื’ืขื ื™.
00:37
Thatโ€™s partly because emotional abuse often exploits
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ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื—ืœืงื™ ื–ื” ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช ืจื’ืฉื™ืช ืœืจื•ื‘ ืžื ืฆืœืช
00:40
or creates power imbalances between individuals,
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ืื• ื™ื•ืฆืจืช ืื™ ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ื›ื•ื— ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื,
00:43
especially in relationships where safety, care, and trust
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ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืฉื‘ื”ืŸ ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ, ืื›ืคืชื™ื•ืช ื•ืืžื•ืŸ
00:47
are supposed to be guaranteed,
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ืืžื•ืจื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ื‘ื˜ื—ื™ื,
00:50
like the relationship between a caregiver and a child,
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ื›ืžื• ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื˜ืคืœ ื•ื™ืœื“,
00:53
healthcare provider and patient, teacher and student, or intimate partners.
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ืจื•ืคื ื•ืžื˜ื•ืคืœ, ืžื•ืจื” ื•ืชืœืžื™ื“, ืื• ื‘ื ื™ ื–ื•ื’.
00:58
Itโ€™s especially insidious because it often makes people doubt
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ื–ื” ืžืชืขืชืข ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื›ื™ ื–ื” ื’ื•ืจื ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืœื”ื˜ื™ืœ ืกืคืง
01:01
their perceptions of their own mistreatment.
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ืฉื‘ื” ื”ื ืชื•ืคืกื™ื ืืช ื”ืคื’ื™ืขื” ื‘ื”ื.
01:04
So letโ€™s walk through some of the most common signs of emotional abuse,
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ืื– ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืขืœ ื›ืžื” ืžื”ืกื™ืžื ื™ื ื”ื ืคื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช ืจื’ืฉื™ืช,
01:08
to make these behaviors and patterns easier to spot in real life.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืงืœ ืขืœ ื”ื–ื™ื”ื•ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ื™ื•ืช ื•ื“ืคื•ืกื™ื ื›ืืœื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืืžืชื™ื™ื.
01:13
First, the content of someoneโ€™s words:
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ืงื•ื“ื ื›ืœ, ื”ืชื•ื›ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื:
01:17
criticism thatโ€™s out of proportion to a situation,
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ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ืฉืื™ื ื” ืคืจื•ืคื•ืจืฆื™ื•ื ืœื™ืช ืœืžืฆื‘,
01:19
excessively harsh or personal, or makes sweeping generalizations
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ื—ืจื™ืคื” ืžืื•ื“ ืื• ืื™ืฉื™ืช, ืื• ื›ื–ื• ืฉืขื•ืฉื” ื”ื›ืœืœื•ืช ื’ื•ืจืคื•ืช
01:23
or baseless negative predictions for the future
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ืื• ืชื—ื–ื™ื•ืช ื—ืกืจื•ืช ื‘ืกื™ืก ืœืขืชื™ื“
01:26
is a warning sign of emotional abuse.
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ื–ื” ืชืžืจื•ืจ ืื–ื”ืจื” ืœื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช ืจื’ืฉื™ืช.
01:29
Statements like, โ€œYou always make such stupid decisions,โ€
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ื”ืฆื”ืจื•ืช ื›ืžื•, โ€œืืชื” ืชืžื™ื“ ืขื•ืฉื” ื›ืืœื” ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ืžื˜ื•ืคืฉื•ืชโ€
01:34
โ€œYou never do anything right,โ€ and โ€œNobody else will ever love you,โ€
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โ€œืืชื” ืืฃ ืคืขื ืœื ืขื•ืฉื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืžื• ืฉืฆืจื™ืšโ€œ, ื•โ€œืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืื—ืจ ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื™ืื”ื‘ ืื•ืชืšโ€œ,
01:38
arenโ€™t constructive; theyโ€™re never warranted,
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ืื™ื ืŸ ื‘ื•ื ื•ืช; ื”ืŸ ืืฃ ืคืขื ืœื ืžื•ืฆื“ืงื•ืช,
01:40
and someoneโ€™s use of them is a red flag.
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ื•ื”ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ื”ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื“ื’ืœ ืื“ื•ื.
01:43
Second, tone and non-verbal cues:
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ืฉื ื™ืช, ื˜ื•ืŸ ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื•ืกื™ืžื ื™ื ืœื ืžื™ืœื•ืœื™ื™ื:
01:47
yelling, ignoring and showing contempt through body language are all ways
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ืฆืขืงื•ืช, ื”ืชืขืœืžื•ืช ื•ื‘ื•ื– ื“ืจืš ืฉืคืช ื’ื•ืฃ ื”ืŸ ื›ื•ืœื ื“ืจื›ื™ื
01:51
to degrade someone.
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ืœื”ืฉืคื™ืœ ืžื™ืฉื”ื•.
01:53
Dismissive behaviors like eye rolling, glaring, or refusal to make eye contact,
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ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ื™ื•ืช ืžื–ืœื–ืœื•ืช ื›ืžื• ื’ืœื’ื•ืœ ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื, ื”ื–ืขืคืช ืคื ื™ื, ืื• ื”ื™ืžื ืขื•ืช ืžืงืฉืจ ืขื™ืŸ,
01:58
along with refusing to speak to someone or acknowledge their presenceโ€”
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ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ืกื™ืจื•ื‘ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืื• ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ ื‘ื ื•ื›ื—ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื -
02:01
sometimes called โ€œthe silent treatmentโ€โ€”
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื™ื“ื•ืข ื›โ€œื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื”ืฉืงื˜โ€ -
02:03
can all feature in patterns of emotional abuse.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ื›ื•ืœื ืœื”ื•ืคื™ืข ื‘ื“ืคื•ืกื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช ืจื’ืฉื™ืช.
02:07
These behaviors can painfully transform
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ื”ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ืคื•ืš ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื›ื•ืื‘
02:09
the meaning of spoken statements that might otherwise seem benign.
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ืืช ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ืืžื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืื—ืจืช ื”ื™ื• ื ืฉืžืขื•ืช ืชืžื™ืžื•ืช.
02:14
Third, how someone reacts to being told theyโ€™ve said
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ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ืช, ื”ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืžื’ื™ื‘ ื›ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื• ืฉื”ื•ื ืืžืจ
02:17
or done something hurtful can give important insight:
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ืื• ืขืฉื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืคื•ื’ืข, ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืชืช ืชื•ื‘ื ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื”:
02:21
do they apologize sincerely and act differently in the future,
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ื”ืื ื”ื•ื ืžืชื ืฆืœ ื‘ื›ื ื•ืช ื•ืžืชื ื”ื’ ืื—ืจืช ื‘ืขืชื™ื“,
02:26
or do they dismiss and minimize the pain theyโ€™ve caused?
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ืื• ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื‘ื˜ืœ ื•ืžืžื–ืขืจ ืืช ื”ื›ืื‘ ืฉื’ืจื?
02:29
Itโ€™s common for abusers to try to undermine
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ื–ื” ื ืคื•ืฅ ืฉืคื•ื’ืขื™ื ืžื ืกื™ื ืœืขืจืขืจ
02:31
their targetโ€™s perceptions of eventsโ€”
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ืืช ืชืคื™ืกืช ื”ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื ืคื’ืข -
02:34
this is sometimes referred to as โ€œgaslighting.โ€
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ื–ื• ืžื ื™ืคื•ืœืฆื™ื” ืฉืžื›ื•ื ื” ืœืคืขืžื™ื gaslighting.
02:37
Following up demeaning, humiliating, or threatening remarks
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ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืžื–ืœื–ืœื•ืช, ืžืฉืคื™ืœื•ืช, ืื• ืžืื™ื™ืžื•ืช ื•ืื—ืจื™ื”ืŸ
02:40
with comments that dismiss the impact of those remarks,
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ืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืžื‘ื˜ืœื•ืช ืืช ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื”ืขืจื•ืช ื”ืืœื”,
02:43
like โ€œIโ€™m just trying to help you improve yourselfโ€” you should be grateful,โ€
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ื›ืžื• โ€œืื ื™ ืจืง ืžื ืกื” ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืš ืœืฉืคืจ ืืช ืขืฆืžืš - ืืชื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืืกื™ืจ ืชื•ื“ื”โ€œ,
02:48
or โ€œItโ€™s really you thatโ€™s selfish and manipulativeโ€” youโ€™re hurting me,โ€
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ืื• โ€œื‘ืขืฆื ืืชื” ืื ื•ื›ื™ ื•ืžื ื™ืคื•ืœื˜ื™ื‘ื™ - ืืชื” ื–ื” ืฉืคื•ื’ืข ื‘ื™โ€œ,
02:53
are examples of this behavior.
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ื”ืŸ ื“ื•ื’ืžืื•ืช ืœื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ื”ื–ืืช.
02:56
Lastly, when someone directs any of these behaviors at you,
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ื•ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ, ื›ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืžื›ื•ื•ืŸ ื›ืœ ืื—ืช ืžื”ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ืืœื™ื›ื,
02:59
take note of whether this is part of a pattern of behavior from them.
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ื ืกื• ืœืฉื™ื ืœื‘ ืื ื–ื” ื—ืœืง ืžื“ืคื•ืก ื”ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
03:03
A one-time incident of name-calling or a demeaning insult
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ืžืงืจื” ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืฉืœ ืงืœืœื” ืื• ืขืœื‘ื•ืŸ
03:06
might not be emotional abuse,
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ื”ื•ื ืœื ื‘ื”ื›ืจื— ื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช ืจื’ืฉื™ืช,
03:08
while repetition over time can have a much more serious impact.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื—ื–ืจืชื™ื•ืช ื‘ืžืฉืš ื–ืžืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ืฉืคืขื” ื—ืžื•ืจื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
03:13
Both frequency, how often these behaviors occur in a given period of time,
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ื”ืชื“ื™ืจื•ืช, ื›ืžื” ืคืขืžื™ื ื”ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ืžืชืจื—ืฉื•ืช ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืžืกื•ื™ื,
03:17
and duration, or how long they last, whether days or years,
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ื•ื”ืžืฉืš, ืื• ื›ืžื” ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืŸ ื ืžืฉื›ื•ืช, ื™ืžื™ื ืื• ืฉื ื™ื,
03:21
can contribute to the severity of the abuse.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœืชืจื•ื ืœื—ื•ืžืจื” ืฉืœ ื”ื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช.
03:24
Itโ€™s also important to remember that abusers rarely engage
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ื’ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื–ื›ื•ืจ ืฉืžืชืขืœืœื™ื ืœืขืชื™ื ื ื“ื™ืจื•ืช
03:27
in abusive behaviors 100% of the timeโ€”
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ืžืชื ื”ื’ื™ื ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืžืชืขืœืœืช 100% ืžื”ื–ืžืŸ -
03:30
moments of kindness or calm donโ€™t invalidate moments of abuse,
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ืจื’ืขื™ื ืฉืœ ืื“ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืื• ืจื•ื’ืข ืœื ืžื•ื—ืงื™ื ืจื’ืขื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช,
03:34
but are actually part of the cycle of emotional manipulation.
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ืืœื ื”ื ืœืžืขืฉื” ื—ืœืง ืžืžืขื’ืœ ืฉืœ ืžื ื™ืคื•ืœืฆื™ื” ืจื’ืฉื™ืช.
03:38
So what can you do if you think you or someone you care about
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ืื– ืžื” ืืคืฉืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืื ืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉืืชื ืื• ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื›ื
03:42
is experiencing emotional abuse?
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ื—ื•ื•ื” ื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช ืจื’ืฉื™ืช?
03:44
Maintaining interpersonal ties with people other than the abuser is crucial,
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ืชื—ื–ื•ืง ืงืฉืจื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื™ืฉื™ื™ื ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ื—ื•ืฅ ืžื”ืื“ื ื”ืคื•ื’ืข ื–ื” ื”ื›ืจื—ื™,
03:49
as abusers often try to isolate their targets from others close to them.
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ื›ื™ ืžืชืขืœืœื™ื ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ืžื ืกื™ื ืœื‘ื•ื“ื“ ืืช ื”ืžื˜ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื ืžืื—ืจื™ื ืฉืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื ืืœื™ื”ื.
03:53
If you think you might be experiencing emotional abuse,
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ืื ืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉืืชื ื—ื•ื•ื™ื ื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช ืจื’ืฉื™ืช,
03:56
consider sharing your experiences with a trusted friend or relative
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ืชืฉืงืœื• ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืืช ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื ืขื ื—ื‘ืจ ืงืจื•ื‘ ืื• ืงืจื•ื‘ ืžืฉืคื—ื”
04:00
to get outside support.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืงื‘ืœ ืชืžื™ื›ื” ืžื‘ื—ื•ืฅ.
04:02
Or you can seek local or national confidential advocacy centers
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ืื• ืฉืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื—ืคืฉ ืžืจื›ื–ื™ ื™ืขื•ืฅ ืžืงื•ืžื™ื™ื ืื• ืืจืฆื™ื™ื
04:06
that can provide helpful resources.
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ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืกืคืง ืžืฉืื‘ื™ื ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื.
04:09
And if you think someone you know is being emotionally abused,
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ื•ืื ืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉืืชื ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ืขื•ื‘ืจ ื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช ืจื’ืฉื™ืช,
04:12
check in with them.
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ืชื‘ื“ืงื• ืžื” ืืชื.
04:13
Let them know youโ€™re thinking of them
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ืชื’ื™ื“ื• ืœื”ื ืฉืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœื™ื”ื
04:15
and that you're ready to listen whenever they'd like to share.
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ื•ืฉืืชื ืžื•ื›ื ื™ื ืœื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ ืžืชื™ ืฉื”ื ืจืง ื™ืจืฆื• ืœื—ืœื•ืง.
04:18
While emotional abusers may convince people that they deserve to be mistreated,
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ืžื™ ืฉืžืชืขืœืœ ืจื’ืฉื™ืช ืขืœื•ืœ ืœืฉื›ื ืข ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžื’ื™ืข ืœื”ื ืฉื™ืคื’ืขื• ื‘ื”ื,
04:23
nobody does: everyone deserves kindness and respect.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ืžื’ื™ืข ื™ื—ืก ื›ื–ื”, ืœื›ื•ืœื ืžื’ื™ืข ืื“ื™ื‘ื•ืช ื•ื›ื‘ื•ื“.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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