People who use serious emotional blackmail are abusers attempting to control another person’s thoughts and feelings. Emotional blackmailers are very good at making their victims feel powerless and confused. They can often manage to make their victim feel as if they’re being completely reasonable, and that it is the victim who is being unreasonable. Emotional blackmail victims often find themselves trying to anticipate their blackmailer’s moods and will apologize profusely for things that weren’t their fault.
