Reposted by Charlotte Astin
Coercive control is pushing down on the accelerator, slamming down on the brake, making you fear for your life, whilst travelling to visit family, friends or attending a party as "the perfect couple", being asked, how was the journey? Oh fine thanks 🙂
#coercivecontrol
#coercivecontrol
July 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Coercive control is pushing down on the accelerator, slamming down on the brake, making you fear for your life, whilst travelling to visit family, friends or attending a party as "the perfect couple", being asked, how was the journey? Oh fine thanks 🙂
#coercivecontrol
#coercivecontrol
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
Abusers play the victim so well that others believe their lies and join the attack. ⚠️
July 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Abusers play the victim so well that others believe their lies and join the attack. ⚠️
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
Abusers often exploit children as a means to exert control, turning them into tools for manipulation and emotional pain. Survivors share their stories of how their partners weaponized their own children to maintain dominance. #PostSeparationAbuse
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
How Abusers Manipulate Children to Maintain Control
Discover how abusers use manipulation tactics to control and manipulate children in domestic abuse situations. Learn how to break the cycle.
shadowsofcontrol.com
July 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Abusers often exploit children as a means to exert control, turning them into tools for manipulation and emotional pain. Survivors share their stories of how their partners weaponized their own children to maintain dominance. #PostSeparationAbuse
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
Coercive control impacts your future relationships and friendships as you begin to analyze and question everything.
July 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Coercive control impacts your future relationships and friendships as you begin to analyze and question everything.
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
Domestic abuse victims are not abused because they are weak or incapable. They are abused because a skilled and highly manipulative abuser chose to target them. #domesticabuseawareness
July 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Domestic abuse victims are not abused because they are weak or incapable. They are abused because a skilled and highly manipulative abuser chose to target them. #domesticabuseawareness
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
Domestic abuse victims are not weak for staying, they are incredibly strong for surviving what they went through. #domesticabuseawareness
July 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Domestic abuse victims are not weak for staying, they are incredibly strong for surviving what they went through. #domesticabuseawareness
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
The Weight of Unspoken Words
You don’t say how much it hurts. You don’t say how scared you are.
You swallow the words, tuck them away, convince yourself they don’t need to be said.
But silence doesn’t make it hurt less. It just makes you carry it alone.
#BreakTheSilence
You don’t say how much it hurts. You don’t say how scared you are.
You swallow the words, tuck them away, convince yourself they don’t need to be said.
But silence doesn’t make it hurt less. It just makes you carry it alone.
#BreakTheSilence
June 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The Weight of Unspoken Words
You don’t say how much it hurts. You don’t say how scared you are.
You swallow the words, tuck them away, convince yourself they don’t need to be said.
But silence doesn’t make it hurt less. It just makes you carry it alone.
#BreakTheSilence
You don’t say how much it hurts. You don’t say how scared you are.
You swallow the words, tuck them away, convince yourself they don’t need to be said.
But silence doesn’t make it hurt less. It just makes you carry it alone.
#BreakTheSilence
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
June 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
They belittle your achievements, discourage your goals, or create chaos when you’re on the brink of something great.
Abusers sabotage your success because your growth threatens their control.
#DomesticAbuseAwareness
Abusers sabotage your success because your growth threatens their control.
#DomesticAbuseAwareness
June 25, 2025 at 5:02 AM
They belittle your achievements, discourage your goals, or create chaos when you’re on the brink of something great.
Abusers sabotage your success because your growth threatens their control.
#DomesticAbuseAwareness
Abusers sabotage your success because your growth threatens their control.
#DomesticAbuseAwareness
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
Abusers excel at playing the victim, twisting situations to make themselves seem wronged, misunderstood, or unfairly judged. 🎭
Through this manipulation, they gain sympathy and deflect accountability, ensuring their control remains unchallenged.
Through this manipulation, they gain sympathy and deflect accountability, ensuring their control remains unchallenged.
June 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Abusers excel at playing the victim, twisting situations to make themselves seem wronged, misunderstood, or unfairly judged. 🎭
Through this manipulation, they gain sympathy and deflect accountability, ensuring their control remains unchallenged.
Through this manipulation, they gain sympathy and deflect accountability, ensuring their control remains unchallenged.
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
Emotional abuse manipulates feelings to create guilt and unworthiness, while psychological abuse distorts perception to destabilize a victim’s sense of reality. Learning to identify these behaviors is key to breaking free from their control. #AbuseAwareness
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
Emotional Abuse vs. Psychological Abuse: What’s the Difference?
Learn the difference between emotional abuse and psychological abuse. Recognize the signs and empower yourself to take action toward healing and recovery.
shadowsofcontrol.com
June 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Emotional abuse manipulates feelings to create guilt and unworthiness, while psychological abuse distorts perception to destabilize a victim’s sense of reality. Learning to identify these behaviors is key to breaking free from their control. #AbuseAwareness
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
If you're still asking, why don't you just leave, this is why 👇
Hanibur Masum, 26, launched the "ferocious" attack on 27-year old Kulsuma Akter after tracking her to a refuge where she had gone to escape him.
news.sky.com/story/flatpl...
Hanibur Masum, 26, launched the "ferocious" attack on 27-year old Kulsuma Akter after tracking her to a refuge where she had gone to escape him.
news.sky.com/story/flatpl...
Husband spotted 'smiling' on bus after stabbing wife to death found guilty of murder
Habibur Masum, 26, launched the "ferocious" attack on 27-year-old Kulsuma Akter after tracing her to a refuge where she had gone to escape him.
news.sky.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
If you're still asking, why don't you just leave, this is why 👇
Hanibur Masum, 26, launched the "ferocious" attack on 27-year old Kulsuma Akter after tracking her to a refuge where she had gone to escape him.
news.sky.com/story/flatpl...
Hanibur Masum, 26, launched the "ferocious" attack on 27-year old Kulsuma Akter after tracking her to a refuge where she had gone to escape him.
news.sky.com/story/flatpl...
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
“It should not be the case that... when a woman is subjected to domestic abuse in her home is that we ask how we can find another place for that woman to live,” Minister O’Callaghan said. “The response should be around how we can get the abuser out of the home.” 🎯🎯🎯
Ireland to Bolster Victim Protections Amid ‘Epidemic’ of Domestic Abuse Cases
Learn about the proposed domestic abuse legal reforms in Ireland and how they seek to support victims and ensure justice.
shadowsofcontrol.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
“It should not be the case that... when a woman is subjected to domestic abuse in her home is that we ask how we can find another place for that woman to live,” Minister O’Callaghan said. “The response should be around how we can get the abuser out of the home.” 🎯🎯🎯
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
Stop minimising survivors lived experience and start maximising professionals education and empathy
#coercivecontrol #domesticabuse #Awareness #impact
#coercivecontrol #domesticabuse #Awareness #impact
June 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Stop minimising survivors lived experience and start maximising professionals education and empathy
#coercivecontrol #domesticabuse #Awareness #impact
#coercivecontrol #domesticabuse #Awareness #impact
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
Abusers often demand your loyalty, attention, and compliance—yet give themselves a free pass on the very same things. 🚩
June 28, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Abusers often demand your loyalty, attention, and compliance—yet give themselves a free pass on the very same things. 🚩
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
Hope is powerful. Abusers know this.
They give you just enough to keep you hanging on—a kind gesture here, a promise there—while endlessly continuing their cycle of harm. 😔
#DomesticAbuseAwareness
They give you just enough to keep you hanging on—a kind gesture here, a promise there—while endlessly continuing their cycle of harm. 😔
#DomesticAbuseAwareness
June 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Hope is powerful. Abusers know this.
They give you just enough to keep you hanging on—a kind gesture here, a promise there—while endlessly continuing their cycle of harm. 😔
#DomesticAbuseAwareness
They give you just enough to keep you hanging on—a kind gesture here, a promise there—while endlessly continuing their cycle of harm. 😔
#DomesticAbuseAwareness
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
By using carefully crafted words and phrases, gaslighters distort your perception of events and shift responsibility for their actions, making you question your own feelings, memory, and worth. #Gaslighting
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
50 Common Gaslighting Phrases and What They Really Mean
Discover the 50 common gaslighting phrases used to manipulate and deceive. Decode their hidden meanings to protect yourself from psychological abuse.
shadowsofcontrol.com
June 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
By using carefully crafted words and phrases, gaslighters distort your perception of events and shift responsibility for their actions, making you question your own feelings, memory, and worth. #Gaslighting
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
Abusers will test boundaries with “small” behaviors—sarcasm, subtle insults, or slight control—and push further as their tactics go unchecked.
By the time their abuse is obvious, you may feel trapped, questioning how you got there.
Abuse never starts big.
#DomesticAbuseAwareness
By the time their abuse is obvious, you may feel trapped, questioning how you got there.
Abuse never starts big.
#DomesticAbuseAwareness
June 16, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Abusers will test boundaries with “small” behaviors—sarcasm, subtle insults, or slight control—and push further as their tactics go unchecked.
By the time their abuse is obvious, you may feel trapped, questioning how you got there.
Abuse never starts big.
#DomesticAbuseAwareness
By the time their abuse is obvious, you may feel trapped, questioning how you got there.
Abuse never starts big.
#DomesticAbuseAwareness
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
Victims don’t ‘tolerate’, ‘allow’, or ‘put up with’ abuse – they endure it to survive.
June 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Victims don’t ‘tolerate’, ‘allow’, or ‘put up with’ abuse – they endure it to survive.
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
Domestic violence often begins long before the first hit — with isolation, control, and subtle psychological abuse that slowly erode a person’s autonomy.
New Research Shows Domestic Violence Often Starts with Isolation and Control
Uncover the connection between domestic violence, isolation and control. Early intervention can prevent abusive behavior from escalating.
shadowsofcontrol.com
June 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Domestic violence often begins long before the first hit — with isolation, control, and subtle psychological abuse that slowly erode a person’s autonomy.
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
Leaving isn’t the end of the battle—it’s the beginning of a new one. The echoes of their words, the habits of survival, and the fear of what comes next don’t disappear overnight. But with time, we begin to rebuild, to heal, and to reclaim the life that was stolen from us. #HealingJourney
June 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Leaving isn’t the end of the battle—it’s the beginning of a new one. The echoes of their words, the habits of survival, and the fear of what comes next don’t disappear overnight. But with time, we begin to rebuild, to heal, and to reclaim the life that was stolen from us. #HealingJourney
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
New UK domestic abuse laws being piloted now let anyone apply for protection orders on behalf of a victim—whether you're a friend, neighbour, or professional. Because when victims can’t speak, someone else must!
New UK Domestic Abuse Orders Empower Third Parties to Act — A Lifeline for Silent Victims
Learn about UK domestic abuse orders that strengthen protection for victims of abuse with new legal measures and support.
shadowsofcontrol.com
June 17, 2025 at 10:42 AM
New UK domestic abuse laws being piloted now let anyone apply for protection orders on behalf of a victim—whether you're a friend, neighbour, or professional. Because when victims can’t speak, someone else must!
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
Author and abuse expert Carol A. Lambert describes the severe impact of psychological abuse on women's physical and mental health. #DomesticAbuseAwareness
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
Psychological Abuse Hurts—Deeply
Understanding the hidden dangers of psychological abuse. Learn how it can lead to serious physical and mental health problems for women.
shadowsofcontrol.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Author and abuse expert Carol A. Lambert describes the severe impact of psychological abuse on women's physical and mental health. #DomesticAbuseAwareness
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
It was easier to stay in & not go out because the bombardment of calls & texts were relentless. When out, I could never relax, knowing I would be questioned & accused when I got back home.
He went everyday, sometimes he wouldn't come back until the next day.
#coercivecontrol
He went everyday, sometimes he wouldn't come back until the next day.
#coercivecontrol
June 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It was easier to stay in & not go out because the bombardment of calls & texts were relentless. When out, I could never relax, knowing I would be questioned & accused when I got back home.
He went everyday, sometimes he wouldn't come back until the next day.
#coercivecontrol
He went everyday, sometimes he wouldn't come back until the next day.
#coercivecontrol
Reposted by Charlotte Astin
Domestic abuse victims often rationalize the harm they endure, believing they are to blame or that the situation will improve. This thinking can trap them in the cycle of abuse, delaying the decision to seek help. #DomesticAbuseAwareness
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
How Domestic Abuse Victims Rationalize Their Abuser’s Behavior
The psychological complexities of rationalizing abuse: learn about the ways domestic abuse victims find explanations for their abuser's actions.
shadowsofcontrol.com
June 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Domestic abuse victims often rationalize the harm they endure, believing they are to blame or that the situation will improve. This thinking can trap them in the cycle of abuse, delaying the decision to seek help. #DomesticAbuseAwareness
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...