What to expect from an abusive person

While some people responsible for neighbour abuse are just being thoughtless, most are actually abusive people. Typically, abusive people try to protect themselves from being stopped from doing what they want to do or from being punished for abusive behaviours by:
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> Isolating their victim
> Intimidating their victim
> Framing their victim as ‘the real trouble maker’
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If you wish to take action against abuse from your neighbour, it would be wise to first consider how you will handle these potentially hazardous situations, if your neighbour responds to your efforts in any of these ways.