Is this Emotional Abuse

[goangirl]

I am not sure if this is abuse and belongs in this forum or not.

I think our abuse is emotional.

My dad uses the silent treatment as punishment and a way to get what he wants.
He never yells, or gets angry with us or never ever smacked me.
He justs stops talking to me.
Sometimes for days or weeks or even longer, and because he doesn't talk, it ends up he takes away privlages, like being with him or going places with him, or him doing things for us, doing things together as a family.
Any sort of show of emotion or physical contact doesn't exist

It's like even we still live in the house but invisible.
I've talked to my mom about it, he punishes her the same way as he punishes me, but she basically says, we deserve what we get. I think she is emotionally abused and he does the same with me.

He uses it so well, he's got us tied around his fingers, it's like I feel I'm his puppet.

The other abuses listed here are more clear, but understanding if what he does falls into the emotional abuse category is not as clear.

Is what he does emotional abuse?

[1_21Guns]

I suppose yes it is emotional abuse, because nobody deserves to be deprivived of attention, but his methods lead you to believe you do.
If he uses it in a manipulative way in particular, then yes it is.

[goangirl]

He uses it to manipulate both of use. Dance puppets, dance for me.

[1_21Guns]

then yes hun, it is emotional abuse.

[goangirl]

then yes hun, it is emotional abuse.

i hate it. i love my dad so much and i have tried so many things to get him to stop doing it. he only seems to be really happy when we are close and alone.

[1_21Guns]

i hate it. i love my dad so much and i have tried so many things to get him to stop doing it. he only seems to be really happy when we are close and alone.

my dad emotionally abused me too, just a different way. it's horrible. we dont live together anymore. just remember he loves you very much, no matter what he does.