Intimidation.

Intimidation gets less airtime than physical violence but carries out a similar function–power and control. Intimidation capitalizes on fear to gain wanted outcomes.

Intimidation includes (but not limited to), aggressive language, damaging property, threats of physical violence, hostile physical posturing, and yelling or screaming.


Journal Prompt: I have felt intimidated…

For the sake of this series, we will not talk about abuse that has escalated to physical and sexual violence, obvious offenses that need to be taken seriously, here is a resource for more help. In this series rather, we’ll process more subtle patterns that can as well be damaging to relationships.