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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Olivia Petter

Despite what TikTok says, we still don’t understand emotional abuse

Oliva Petter, Gold Rush author.

Apparently, everyone is a narcissist. At least, that’s what my Instagram algorithm would have me believe. Every night before bed, I treat myself to a little nighttime scroll, and every time, I’m met with clips from some therapist-slash-influencer telling me all the signs I might be in an abusive relationship with a narcissist.

“If someone tells you that you’re overreacting, that person is a narcissist,” one clip tells me. “If they call you names, they’re abusive,” chimes another. “If they don’t reply to you for an entire day, that’s emotional abuse.” And so on.

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