FA 017 Emotional Blackmail

This week we kick off our Mental Health Month by talking about Emotional Blackmail. We here at Feral Attraction believe that Emotional Blackmail can be one of the most insidious poisons in a relationship, and as we have mentioned it in the past wanted to dedicate an entire episode to it. We kick off the episode, however, with a discussion on "ghosting" furry conventions; what exactly is ghosting and who is it really hurting (spoiler: everyone). Emotional Blackmail can take many forms and everyone is vulnerable to it, whether you are the child of a passive aggressive parent, or the dom in your D/S relationship. The good news is that there are warning signs that you can look out for and ways to resolve these situations without it being escalated into a relationship cold war. We do discuss some topics relating to abuse and self-harm in this episode, so please be advised of this content in advance before listening. We also would like to reiterate that if you find yourself in an abusive relationship please seek the appropriate level of care and assistance to get you safely out of that situation. We have a listener question that is in response to our STI Prevention and Risk Mitigation episode, where their partner informed them of having an STI. While they understand the low risk associated with it, they are still a bit squeamish when it comes to having a full-blown sex life with them. What should they do? We also have some feedback concerning resources for the non-monogamous community. For more information, including a list of topics by timestamp, see our Show Notes for this episode.