Emotional Dominance is abuse
Latest update Emotional dominance is a type of emotional abuse. According to psychotherapist Christine Scott-Hudson "Emotional dominance occurs when one person overwhelms the other's emotional boundaries and begins to control what the other is allowed to show, think, feel, and/or how to outwardly behave," How do you know you're a victim of emotional dominance ? 1. When you can't voice out your opinion on a subject or matter because you're afraid your partner or friend doesn't like it. Yes emotional dominance occurs amongst friends too. They're are friendships in which value isn't balanced between the individuals involved. When one person values the friendship a lot more than the other and the other has emotional dominant tendencies it tends to spring up and bring the more caring friend into emotional submission. 2. When you're always getting disapprovals through body language for example sighs, glares, Shrugs etc. Your actions and