We talk with a lot of people who are able to recognize that their relationship is unhealthy or even abusive, but they also believe that the abuse exists on both ends, or that both partners are at fault for the abuse, survivors of abuse who want to address concerns they have about their behaviors will often express that their relationship is mutually abusive, a concept used when describing a relationship where both partners are abusive towards one another.
But the thing about “mutual abuse” is that it doesn’t exist. Abuse is about an imbalance of power and control. In an unhealthy or abusive relationship, there may be unhealthy behaviors from both/all partners, but in an abusive relationship one person tends to have more control than the other, Yes, victims lash out, call names, punch things, and may even attack their abuser, but that is a reaction.
The "PERFECTLY IMPERFECT: THE RESPONSE" Episode. A response to the previous podcast episode, listen to the previous episode (PERFECTLY IMPERFECT) to get a much better understanding
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