Emotional blackmail is a concept recently developed and receiving increased attention. The #MeToo
movement is bringing education and 11 around the dynamics of emotional abuse and its powerful
negative impact. In order to best handle emotional blackmail, the victim must bring a new mindset and
approach the situation in a different way. This will require gaining insight into what is going on in the blackmail
dynamics and learning to 12 from their intense emotions. It can be useful for victims to explore what demands are making them feel uncomfortable. In doing so,
they can recognize 13 boundaries need to be put in place. They must decide what is ok and not ok with
them in a relationship. Understanding the abusive impact of emotional blackmail is also important.
Appreciating how emotional abuse 14 victims down can validate their experience of feeling hopeless and
lacking in confidence.
Change is scary, but doing something different is the only way to get a different result. 15 victims
are at risk of letting their fears run and potentially ruin their lives. Awareness, insight, and educating ourselves
is important, but change only comes from taking a course of different actions over a prolonged period of time. 【題組】12. (A) detach (B) approve (C) besiege (D) bawl