Just watched the episode Laila.
I'm not surprised... This is going exactly how Ms. Khan's other show went.
My thoughts
Asad: abuser?
He probably doesn't even know it... But he's exhibiting the signs. Only having lived in Indis, no one told him it was unacceptable.
Red flags:
1. Bad temper
2. Tendency to break objects in frustration (phone incident)
3. Pushing and shoving. For example, an abuser may hold a victim against the wall and say, "You're going to listen to me."
4. Self centredness: An expectation of being the centre of attention, having his needs anticipated. May not support or listen to others.
5. Externalises responsibility for actions: blames it on other factors like stress, frustration, etc.
6. Tendency to say hurtful things with no regard for other's feelings
7. The need to control, be in charge
Zoya: low self esteem?
Not really. She doesn't exhibit the signs.
Behaviours of someone with low self esteem - found online...
1 – Nasty sarcasm
2 – Bullying
3 – Not being direct in conversation, and at the same time having no tack
4 – Indecisiveness
5 – Thinking you know everything
6 – Being a perfectionist
7 – None or not much eye contact when talking to others
8 – Being too loud and over talkative (jabbering on)
9 – Sniping about other people all the time, behind their backs
10 – Lack of inner-stability and calmness
11 – Making weak-minded excuses
12 – Getting a job for the sake of it- where power over others is needed
13 – Self-medicating with spending (a sign of low self-worth)
14 – Being generally jealous of others all the time.
15 – Constant feeling of insecurity.
16 – Feeling like being judged all the time and unable to cope with small problems.
17 – Nit picking at others / destructive criticism towards other
18 – Having an inferiority complex / always feeling small
20 – Lack of self-liking / love
21 - Passive aggression
22 - sloughed "poor me" posture with forward head
Seems like Asad has some of these traits! Poor Asad... He's flawed.
But Zoya isn't. She's just a nice, optimistic positive girl who doesn't realise he's being emotionally and physically abusive towards her.
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