✅ Glossary of Abuse Terms
🧠 Decode the Language of Abuse. Name What Was Never Named.
This comprehensive glossary defines 300+ terms used in toxic, abusive, and manipulative relationships—spanning emotional, legal, spiritual, financial, and institutional abuse.
Whether you’re a survivor, advocate, therapist, or preparing for court, this resource helps you recognize covert tactics, reclaim clarity, and speak your truth with precision.
📘 What’s Inside:
🧩 Emotional Abuse – Gaslighting, breadcrumbing, trauma bonding, silent treatment
⚖️ Legal Abuse – DARVO, custody interference, protective order misuse
💔 Relational Manipulation – Enmeshment, triangulation, forced compliance
🛐 Spiritual Coercion – Religious guilt, purity tests, moral gaslighting
🎭 Tactical Roleplay – The Martyr, The Savior, The Judge, The Victim
📖 Narrative Control – Weaponized empathy, fake accountability, reputation attacks
🏛️ Institutional Tactics – Therapist collusion, structural gaslighting, misuse of diagnosis
💡 Why It Matters
✔️ Build language for therapy, affidavits, or custody disputes
✔️ Understand what happened—on your terms
✔️ Shift from confusion to credibility
🧾 Pair with Abuse Log
Use this glossary alongside our Notion-based Abuse Log documentation system to track patterns, log incidents, and support your legal or healing journey.
🌐 Learn more at www.abuselogapp.com
🧠 Decode the Language of Abuse. Name What Was Never Named.
This comprehensive glossary defines 300+ terms used in toxic, abusive, and manipulative relationships—spanning emotional, legal, spiritual, financial, and institutional abuse.
Whether you’re a survivor, advocate, therapist, or preparing for court, this resource helps you recognize covert tactics, reclaim clarity, and speak your truth with precision.
📘 What’s Inside:
🧩 Emotional Abuse – Gaslighting, breadcrumbing, trauma bonding, silent treatment
⚖️ Legal Abuse – DARVO, custody interference, protective order misuse
💔 Relational Manipulation – Enmeshment, triangulation, forced compliance
🛐 Spiritual Coercion – Religious guilt, purity tests, moral gaslighting
🎭 Tactical Roleplay – The Martyr, The Savior, The Judge, The Victim
📖 Narrative Control – Weaponized empathy, fake accountability, reputation attacks
🏛️ Institutional Tactics – Therapist collusion, structural gaslighting, misuse of diagnosis
💡 Why It Matters
✔️ Build language for therapy, affidavits, or custody disputes
✔️ Understand what happened—on your terms
✔️ Shift from confusion to credibility
🧾 Pair with Abuse Log
Use this glossary alongside our Notion-based Abuse Log documentation system to track patterns, log incidents, and support your legal or healing journey.
🌐 Learn more at www.abuselogapp.com
🧠 Decode the Language of Abuse. Name What Was Never Named.
This comprehensive glossary defines 300+ terms used in toxic, abusive, and manipulative relationships—spanning emotional, legal, spiritual, financial, and institutional abuse.
Whether you’re a survivor, advocate, therapist, or preparing for court, this resource helps you recognize covert tactics, reclaim clarity, and speak your truth with precision.
📘 What’s Inside:
🧩 Emotional Abuse – Gaslighting, breadcrumbing, trauma bonding, silent treatment
⚖️ Legal Abuse – DARVO, custody interference, protective order misuse
💔 Relational Manipulation – Enmeshment, triangulation, forced compliance
🛐 Spiritual Coercion – Religious guilt, purity tests, moral gaslighting
🎭 Tactical Roleplay – The Martyr, The Savior, The Judge, The Victim
📖 Narrative Control – Weaponized empathy, fake accountability, reputation attacks
🏛️ Institutional Tactics – Therapist collusion, structural gaslighting, misuse of diagnosis
💡 Why It Matters
✔️ Build language for therapy, affidavits, or custody disputes
✔️ Understand what happened—on your terms
✔️ Shift from confusion to credibility
🧾 Pair with Abuse Log
Use this glossary alongside our Notion-based Abuse Log documentation system to track patterns, log incidents, and support your legal or healing journey.
🌐 Learn more at www.abuselogapp.com