@elly.psychologist: Knowing whether what you're experiencing is emotional abuse or just normal conflict is genuinely hard, especially when you're in the middle of it. But there are three things that, when you look at them honestly across the whole relationship, start to make it much clearer. The first is whether you ever feel heard. Everyone has arguments, and they're not always pretty. But in a normal conflict, there's at least some attempt on both sides to understand each other. Emotional abuse doesn't work like that. You never really feel heard, because the conversation is always steered back to defending them, blaming you, or making them the victim. The second is whether they ever take any accountability. In a healthy relationship, both people own their part at some point, even if it takes a while. In emotional abuse, accountability never seems to land. It always ends up back on you. The third is whether anything ever actually changes. Conflict in a healthy relationship leads somewhere, some kind of understanding, some repair, some small shift. Emotional abuse tends to go in circles, and often quietly gets worse over time. If you're reading this and recognising all three, trust that. The pattern is the point Official accounts and resources: www.ellyanastasiades.com #relationshipabuse #emotionalabuse #emotionallyabusiverelationship #relationshipproblems #relationshiptok

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