The Part That Gets Worse After Emotional Abuse Stops

"I didn't know I was being emotionally abusive. But when I finally learned how bad my behavior was, and how much it hurt the person that I loved, I finally stopped," she says. "After my emotional abuse stopped, her heart was already closed. So it didn't necessarily save my relationship at all." The victim of emotional abuse often goes into a 'how dare you do this to me stage' before they can connect with their abused partner again.