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“Reactive abuse” is when a perpetrator of abuse deliberately triggers their partner into reacting to their abusive behavior aggressively. Abusive partners may use this manipulative tactic to shift blame away from themselves by claiming that the abuse is two-sided. #bpdrelatable #bpd #bpdawareness | BPDRelatable

Reactive abuse is a manipulative relationship dynamic where someone who is being emotionally or psychologically abused eventually reacts to their partner's mistreatment (yelling, crying, lashing out, etc) and their partner then uses that reaction to make them look like the aggressor. This is actually a trauma response to escalation, gaslighting, and emotional abuse. It's a pattern that has to be identified to see where the abuse is actually coming from. In this video, you’ll see how it happens: