Emotional abuse is a form of coercive control and occurs when somebody destroys another person’s self worth through fear, isolation and control. It can leave you feeling emotionally and mentally confused, disempowered and drained. Emotional abuse can be hard to spot as it’s very subtle and almost invisible to outsiders. Abusers are skilled manipulators who spend a lot of time covering their tracks to ensure there are no witnesses to their abuse, other than you.