You’re Not Crazy: How Coercive Control Works
In this video, Dr. Christine Cocchiola explains one of the most devastating effects of coercive control:
It makes survivors doubt their own reality.
Many victims know something feels wrong…
Yet over time, they begin believing they are the problem.
That confusion is not weakness.
It is the intended outcome of abuse.
Drawing from the work of Albert Biderman and Dr. Evan Stark, Dr. Christine explores how coercive control slowly erodes autonomy, confidence, and the ability to trust what you know.
✨ In this episode, Dr. Christine discusses:
• Why survivors often think everything is their fault
• How abusers create confusion and self-doubt
• Why you may have apologized for things you didn’t do
• Tracking, surveillance, and psychological intimidation
• Trauma bonding and intermittent reinforcement
• How coercive control mirrors brainwashing tactics
• Why highly capable people can still be targeted
• The long-term erosion of autonomy
• Why recovery begins with trusting yourself again
If you lived in confusion…
If you kept trying to “fix yourself”…
If you knew something was wrong but couldn’t name it…
🩵 You are not crazy.
🩵 You were being controlled.
🩵 And clarity is possible.
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