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What are the signs of psychological abuse?

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Signs a women/man is psychologically abused:

Becomes quiet and withdrawn.
Does not mix well at special events and generally sits quietly in a corner.
Refuses to speak to women if at an event or a woman victim refuses to speak to a man.
Keeps shifting eyes to their abusive partner to be sure they can do something such as ordering a meal; having a drink or even speaking.
Often psychological abuse can turn into physical abuse and the victim may have a black eye; missing tooth; split lip; bruises or abrasions.
The victim has no friends and is often not allowed out without their abuser.
If the victim works the abuser keeps a strict time schedule on them and if they are off work at 5 PM they had better be home no later than the time it would take to get from their workplace to their home.
Some male abusers may tell their victim they cannot wear makeup or nice clothing (the abuser is insecure and does not want his victim to attract other men.)
Female abusers can be sly about their psychological abuse, but if one looks closely there are a lot of red flags (examples given above.) Women can be extremely jealous of a female even coming near their victim and men can be just as jealous if a man approaches their victim of abuse.
The victim is guarded closely by their abuser if they are around family and sometimes refuses to go to family events and orders his/her victim to stay home with them.

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