Coercive Control Behaviour

[The Exhale Psychic]

Domestic abuse isn’t always physical. Coercive control is an act or a pattern of acts of assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation or other abuse that is used to harm, punish, or frighten their victim.

This controlling behaviour is designed to make a person dependent by isolating them from support, exploiting them, depriving them of independence and regulating their everyday behaviour.

We campaigned and succeeded in making coercive control a criminal offence. This has marked a huge step forward in tackling domestic abuse. But now we want to make sure that everyone understands what it is.

Coercive control creates invisible chains and a sense of fear that pervades all elements of a victim’s life. It works to limit their human rights by depriving them of their liberty and reducing their ability for action. Experts like Evan Stark liken coercive control to being taken hostage. As he says: “the victim becomes captive in an unreal world created by the abuser, entrapped in a world of confusion, contradiction and fear.”

How Do You Know If Its Happining to you (Examples Relating to Britney)

Isolating you from friends and family

Depriving you of basic needs, such as food

Monitoring your time

Monitoring you via online communication tools or spyware

Taking control over aspects of your everyday life, such as where you can go, who you can see, what you can wear and when you can sleep

Depriving you access to support services, such as medical services

Repeatedly putting you down, such as saying you’re worthless

Humiliating, degrading or dehumanising you

Controlling your finances

Making threats or intimidating you

Anything sound Familliar?

[Applejack]

Yes, her situation ticks every sign of mental/emotional abuse. Through coercive control.

It's what is so scary to me and some people aren't getting this. I think to remember these signs is veyr important

[The Exhale Psychic]

 

@ApplejackAlso. in the UK where i live. Coercive Control is Conciderd a Crime. In the US its Not. If Britney was a UK Citizen Jamie And Lou Devil Taylor would be In a Cell by now

 

[Applejack]

1 minute ago, Britney-fan12332143 said:

 

@ApplejackAlso. in the UK where i live. Coercive Control is Conciderd a Crime. In the US its Not. If Britney was a UK Citizen Jamie And Lou Devil Taylor would be In a Cell by now

 

what I'm afraid is...what if it extends to physical abuse? I hope in the US that means something.