Buzzwords, Terms and Phrases

As a professional, you may hear the following buzzwords, terms & phrases:

EMOTIONAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL

• Threatened • Fearful • Humiliated • Criticised • Embarrassed • Walking on eggshells • Monitoring of time • Micro-regulation • Gaslighting • Love bombing • Possessive • Being blamed

SEXUALSEXUAL

• Rape & sexual assault • Forcing unwanted sex • Revenge porn • Sharing/threatening to share private Images • Non-consensual • Sexual degradation • Sexual rejection

FINANCIAL & SOCIAL

• Withholding nances • Being forced to take a loan • Prevented from getting a car and/or job • Coerced debt • Entrapment • Poverty

• Harassed online • Checking search history • Demanding passwords • Sharing intimate pictures • Threats via texts, email, social media, telephone • Remote monitoring • Stalking

DIGITAL

PHYSICAL

• Biting • Bruising • Pulling hair • Choking • Burning • Fractures • Starving • Destroying possessions

SOCIAL

• Isolation from family and friends • Restricting/monitoring movements • Limiting/denying use of car • Denying use of phone/internet • Restricting daily activities • Sabotaging relationships