Let’s Talk About Shh… Avoiding Emotional Blackmail

Let’s Talk About Shh.. is a live podcast where we discuss challenges, advice, and tips about love, intimacy, and relationships. Each day we tackle new ideas and topics related to sex. Together we will deepen our understanding of human connection and how it impacts our lives. The show accepts live callers to share their success tips or receive 1:1 relationship coaching. In this episode, we discussed emotional blackmail.

Let’s Talk About Shh… Avoiding Emotional Blackmail

While discussing abuse of any kind can be a difficult conversation, it’s a really important one for people to learn about. We discussed one part of emotional abuse which is emotional blackmail. We identified what emotional blackmail is and what kinds of emotions abusers use to try to manipulate us. We discussed common tactics used by abusers and how they might try a number of tactics at the same time.

In order to combat emotional blackmail, we went over some exercises that people can use to strengthen their confidence and buy themselves some time to think in the face of an abuser’s demands. We went over common questions a person should ask themselves about the demands that are made. Lastly, we covered how someone can decline the demands of the emotional blackmailer.

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