More than 1,000 teenagers and young people have reported experiencing coercive control by their peers, including friends, according to support service Kids Helpline. The data, obtained exclusively by triple j's hack program, spans the period from January 2024 to July…[Continue Reading...]
A man who escaped an abusive relationship after nine months of hell has revealed how his ex-girlfriend forbade him from eating or using the toilet and branded him 'worthless'. Gareth Jones, 41, now based in Cheshire, was subject to coercive…[Continue Reading...]
Sienna* had been with her husband for 10 years before she started to realise who she had really married. By that time, they shared three teenage children together and their lives were so intertwined. Their relationship was slow to unravel.…[Continue Reading...]
It might seem cute, intimate even, but relationship experts have warned a common “romantic” gesture can actually be a sign you are in extreme danger. On the surface, showering as a couple is the ultimate act of intimacy, one that…[Continue Reading...]
Marnie's first serious relationship came when she was 16 years old. She was naturally excited when a former friend became her first boyfriend. But after a whirlwind few months, everything changed with a slow, determined peeling away of her personality.…[Continue Reading...]
A SENIOR police officer and the state’s top prevention advocate have called for greater community awareness and early intervention around coercive control, as Geelong and Surf Coast communities continue to see rising reports of family violence. Detective Inspector Emma Bartel…[Continue Reading...]
Despite growing awareness, male victims of coercive and controlling behaviour remain largely invisible in public discourse. According to the Office for National Statistics, for the year ending March 2024, an estimated 1.6 million women experienced domestic abuse. While these are…[Continue Reading...]
“I can’t imagine how many girls have said, ‘He hasn’t hit me, therefore he’s not abusing me’.” Those are the words Jade Rasmussen, 28, shared as she reflected on her abusive ex being jailed last October. A survivor of coercive…[Continue Reading...]
A new film explores narcissistic abuse, and it’s getting the internet talking. I Love You Forever, which was produced by Diablo Cody from filmmaking team Cazzie David and Elisa Kalani, stars Sofia Black-D'Elia as Mackenzie, a woman who thinks she’s…[Continue Reading...]
You don't wake up one day and realise you’re being controlled. It happens slowly and subtly, one rule at a time, one “concerned” question after another, and one apology that sounds just convincing enough to make you stay. That’s the…[Continue Reading...]
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