Soap operas have long been a platform for exploring complex and pressing social issues, and Emmerdale is no exception. The recent storyline involving Belle Dingle and Tom King delves into the subtle, insidious nature of coercive control—a form of domestic abuse that often goes unnoticed yet leaves deep emotional scars. But how true to life is this portrayal?

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