Making disparaging comments about your figure.Controlling how you dress or style your hair.Stopping you from working in certain places.Setting time limits when you are out with friends.
The term coercive control was first created by Evan Stark in order to fully understand that domestic violence is not just about physical abuse.Ĭoercive control is when a person that you have a personal relationship with behaves repeatedly in a way that makes you feel controlled, dependent, scared or isolated. So what do we mean when we say coercive control?
