Observed arrival · 2026-10-01
The Harm Gradient
A pattern-recognition guide to harmful and controlling behavior in relationships, with examples and links to support resources.
- For
- People trying to name harmful relationship patterns
- Worth noticing
- It explicitly says the six bands organize browsing; they are not scores or stages every relationship follows.
Field notes
The guide divides entries into six browsing bands—Invisible, Normalised, Risk, Danger, Emergency and Lethal risk—and also provides search by name or words from descriptions. Entries are framed with examples, effects and context; the page prompts readers to consider what happened afterward and how they adapted. It explicitly says the bands are not scores or a sequence every relationship follows. The site invites researchers and professionals to review entries or contribute corrections and references.
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