Psychology.
“That’s Not Emotional Abuse, He Was Just A Dick.”
Stand-up comedy and lay perceptions on emotional abuse.
I love stand-up comedy, it’s great, so relatable, and it’s funny, laughter is the best medicine. Stand up comedy lets us laugh at things we’re expected not to laugh at these days; body parts, racism, disability, fat people, skinny people, politics, religion, opinions, and sexuality are all up for grabs in stand-up.
One joke that stood out to me recently was about a woman on a date complaining about her emotionally abusive ex-partner, lord only knows why people date after abuse, but some do.
Now, before abuse I would’ve laughed at the jokes just as much as I do now, after abuse; the only difference is, before abuse, I would’ve agreed, believing this woman to be dramatic and most likely the cause of all her problems. After abuse, I saw all the signs:
1. She’s emotional, over-sharing, and reaching out.
These are all part of hypersensitivity and emotional dysregulation following abuse. She may have been told to go out, reach out to others, meet other people; another gigantic mistake laypeople and even some psychologists and counsellors encourage.
