2.5K views · 366 reactions | Family and friends see behavioural...

Coercive control pushes survivors into emotional corners that most people will never understand. When someone is chronically degraded, isolated, and trapped in a no-win reality, the nervous system goes into survival mode — and reactions can become extreme because the situation is extreme. In the Perfect Prey episode, Sarma Melngailis shares how relentless psychological pressure left her feeling cornered, enraged, and terrified by her own reactions. This is what coercive control does: it wears do

When survivors finally enter family court, many arrive believing it’s where justice will finally be seen — but for those escaping narcissistic abuse or coercive control, the reality is often far more devastating. As Dr. Ramani explains in this conversation with Dr. Christine Cocchiola, the “divorce industrial complex” is a multi-billion-dollar system where the most antagonistic, abusive cases generate the most profit. Evaluators, GALs, assessments, court-mandated services — all of it becomes fue

53 reactions | This is how coercive control works — quietly,...