Very close to mental abuse is emotional abuse.
Emotional abuse is an attempt to control another person like physical and mental abuse by playing with a persons emotions.
Emotional abuse is typically:
- Withholding affection
- Shaming
- Blaminf
- Belittling language
- Mnd games
- Silent treatment on a continual basis
- Tuning out
- Verbal abuse
Then you have the apologetic, romantic, and I will change phase like every other abusive situation. This is all in an attempt to control and as soon as things seem to be normal the person will revert back to being abusive
Are you emotionally abusing someone or being emotionally abused? If so, then really take a hard look at your life. Is this who you really want to be? If not, then ask God for help. His response may be something that you do not want to hear, but learn to trust Him. It is very hard I know, but you will be better off in the end. In other words, go pray to God for help.