Ambient abuse is mystifying and amorphous and hence difficult to identify and diagnose, which makes it all the more perfidious and damaging. By fostering a dependency that creates a power differential, the ambient abuser implies s/he possesses great insight, which will assist the targeted victim in her growth and well-being. The ambient abusers' appearance of benevolence, honesty and generosity is seductive and disorients the target and assists in ensuring the necessary leverage needed to 'manage' the target and diminish her self worth.
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