Coercive Control and Technology-Facilitated Sexual Abuse
Breaking the Habit
Habit tracking can be an incredibly helpful tool for building healthy habits and accomplishing goals.
Unfortunately, it can also be a convenient method for abusers to exert further control over their victims.
I’d repressed this aspect of my abuse so hard that it made me feel dizzy and sick when it resurfaced recently, even though the relationship ended nearly three years ago. The pit of revulsion in my stomach tells me that this is a vital topic to address for the sake of others who may be at risk of similar manipulation.
In this article, we’ll explore a few of the controlling behaviors and cycles that keep victims trapped in sexually abusive relationships. We’ll also address technology-facilitated abuse in relation to habit trackers. My hope is that by spreading awareness of these tactics, we can recognize the signs of and root out these toxic behaviors.
Self-Preservation and Risky Sexual Behavior
My abuser didn’t feel he needed to pay any mind to the notion of contraception. Whatever warped, main-character narcissism was suppressing his own traumatized inner child caused him to bizarrely (and with zero evidence) claim that he was infertile.
