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9 signs you are being emotionally abused by your partner

Relationship experts call this  type of emotional abuse "gaslighting" which is when your partner (the gaslighter), tries to gain power over their victims ( the gaslightee) by making him/her think they are crazy and are talking off the main point

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Your partner can really drive you nuts from time to time which is quite normal in a relationship, but it becomes a thing of concern when it gets frequent and your partner treats you like you are really crazy, it might be that you are being emotionally abused by your partner.

Relationship experts call this  type of emotional abuse "gaslighting" which is when your partner (the gaslighter), tries to gain power over their victims (the gaslightee) by making him/her think they are crazy and are talking off the main point.

In most romantic relationships where gaslighting is experienced, the man is most often the abuser while the women are the victims but it doesn't mean it can't be the other way round.

Catherine Donaldson-Evans of SheKnows lists 9 red flags that indicate you are being emotionally abused by your partner:

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