“Adult intimate abuse is a process of seduction and coercion, founded on mind-control, by which an abuser establishes and maintains dominance over the partner. Continued abuse is possible, and maintained, by the abusive person's persistent and effective, lying, denying, and re-directing of blame.” Domestic ViolenceDomestic AbuseCoercive ControlPartner AbuseIntimate Abuse Book:Steps to Freedom: Escaping Intimate Control Source: Steps to Freedom: Escaping Intimate Control