• The right to good will from the other.
• The right to emotional support.
• The right to be heard by the other and to be responded to with courtesy.
• The right to have your own view, even if your partner has a different view.
• The right to have your feelings and experience acknowledged as real.
• The right to receive a sincere apology for any jokes you may find offensive.
• The right to clear and informative answers to questions that concern what is legitimately your business.
• The right to live free from accusation and blame.
• The right to live free from criticism and judgment.
• The right to have your work and your interests spoken of with respect.
• The right to encouragement.
• The right to live free from emotional and physical threat.
• The right to live free from angry outburst and rage.
• The right to be called by no name that devalues you.
• The right to be respectfully asked rather than ordered.

What can you do?

• Realize that emotional abuse is a serious problem and you can get help.
• Recognize that emotional abuse is as bad as physical abuse.
• Take your safety seriously.
• Know that you are not to blame for someone else’s abusive behavior.
• Find people to talk to that can support you.
• Consider seeing a mental health professional.
• Recognize that you have the right to make your own decisions, in your own time, and that dealing with any form of abuse may take time.
• Trust yourself and your own experiences and believe in your own strengths.