Understanding Coercive Control: 7 Signs You’re Being Manipulated Coercive control is a form of abuse where someone dominates your life through fear, manipulation, and isolation — without needing physical violence. It’s about controlling every aspect of your life, slowly eroding your confidence, independence, and freedom. This behaviour is not just arguing or being mean; it’s a persistent pattern designed to keep you under their influence. Recognising the signs is the first step toward reclaiming

Jess Hill, the journalist behind the book and documentary series See What You Made Me Do, discusses how criminalising coercive control would impact the lives of victim survivors. | Q A

The next weapon of coercive control in the Quicksand Model is double speak. Double speak is the weaponization of communication and includes all types of written, spoken and non-verbal communication. Gaslighting is probably the most common type of double speak. #doublespeak #quicksandmodel #weaponsofcoercivecontrol #gaslighting #coercivecontroltraining | End Coercive Control USA

Coercive controllers often weaponize their children’s medical and mental health needs against the protective parent. They do so by intentionally, strategically and sadistically interfering with the protective parent’s ability to get their child what they need. #coercivecontroller #coercivecontrol #weaponizingchildren #quicksandmodel #coercivecontroltraining | End Coercive Control USA