This is actually a very realistic depiction of psychological and physical abuse.
Isolating the victim, consistently demeaning the victim, gaslighting the victim, making the victim feel like *they're the problem*, making them feel completely dependent on the abuser mentally and monetarily.
As a former victim of emotional abuse and someone who has worked with survivors of abuse:
This is actually a very realistic depiction of psychological and physical abuse.
Isolating the victim, consistently demeaning the victim, gaslighting the victim, making the victim feel like *they're the problem*, making them feel completely dependent on the abuser mentally and monetarily.
As a former victim of emotional abuse and someone who has worked with survivors of abuse:
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