Hi,
I am writing a story or two where a character is in an emotionally abusive and unhealthy relationship. I did some research and I know vague things like emotionally abusive relationships don't begin seemingly abusive, the significant other degrades them and tries controls the victim's, and these kinds of relationships are hard for the victim to get over and break apart from. I understand the bare bones, but all I have is a vague idea.
I want to know if there are any books or movies where there are good depictions of the beginnings of an emotionally abusive relationships or sites where people share stories and specific events. I think the last one will be hard because it is a sensitive topic.
The trouble I am having is that nothing is specific enough. I have never seen or been in an a toxic relationship, and I still am unclear how it begins. What do abusers specifically say, specifically do. For example, I found a source that said that a good way to start to hint at a abusive relationship is make the character try to control what the other person wears. They would say: "You look better in makeup." "Don't wear that top you're going to get the wrong attention versus just a description tell me they control their lives.
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