by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.
“Why doesn’t ‘it’ end?” ask domestic abuse survivors worldwide. That’s like questioning, why doesn’t cancer end after it has been diagnosed. Herein lies the answer. It has only been diagnosed. Without proper intervention, domestic violence by proxy progresses in one direction…it continues and it escalates.
This escalation could take on many forms, but nonetheless it has a life of its own…sustaining itself. Identifying it and bringing it to light does absolutely nothing to end the cycle of abuse.
Here are some ways I have observed domestic violence by proxy involving the psychological poisoning/manipulation of children with respect to an alienated parent….
To read the complete article, please visit Domestic Violence by Proxy – Why Doesn’t Abusive Control End?
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