It can be difficult to recognise the signs of psychological abuse as there won't be any physical injuries or bruises. You can't see into the mind of a person, but you can observe their behaviours and the changes within their behaviours and emoitonal well-being.

Signs of psychological abuse include:

• Lack of or change in confidence and self-esteem

• Difficulties in controlling their emotions, for example unusual episodes of crying

• Extreme behaviours such as overly demanding, aggressive, outbursts of challenging behaviours, becoming passive

• Difficulties in making friends and maintaining relationships

• Unusual inappropriate behaviours 

• Change in appitite (over eating, under eating, skipping meals, vomiting after meals)

• Becoming withdrawn

• Anxiety, stress, depression other mental health concerns