Emotional blackmail is a concept recently developed and receiving increased attention. The #MeToomovement is bringing education and    11    around the dynamics of emotional abuse and its powerfulnegative impact. In order to best handle emotional blackmail, the victim must bring a new mindset andapproach the situation in a different way. This will require gaining insight into what is going on in the blackmaildynamics and learning to   12   from their intense emotions.
      It can be useful for victims to explore what demands are making them feel uncomfortable. In doing so,they can recognize   13    boundaries need to be put in place. They must decide what is ok and not ok withthem in a relationship. Understanding the abusive impact of emotional blackmail is also important.Appreciating how emotional abuse   14    victims down can validate their experience of feeling hopeless andlacking in confidence.
      Change is scary, but doing something different is the only way to get a different result.   15   victimsare at risk of letting their fears run and potentially ruin their lives. Awareness, insight, and educating ourselvesis important, but change only comes from taking a course of different actions over a prolonged period of time.
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(A) recognition
(B) awareness
(C) identification
(D) denouncement