What's the best way to deal with emotional blackmail from a partner?

The best way is to report it, that blackmail's purpose is to manipulate you and by reporting it you could get help.

This sounds like an unhealthy practice in any relationship. Trying to discuss your feelings with your partner would be the first step and if that gets you nowhere, consider counseling or moving on.

Know you are better than what they say. Also know that that is abuse in the most hurtful way. Ask yourself if staying with this hurtfulness is helping you now or in the long run.

It can be difficult to navigate emotional blackmail especially when you have strong feelings for the person. The best cause of action is to remain mindful in your own needs and wants, try to distance yourself from their emotions and focus on yours. Sometimes physical distance can bring a new perspective; encouraging you to be objective about your own feelings and needs. It is not your fault that they feel the way they are feeling, it is not your responsibility to take those feelings onto yourself. You can support them, you can listen to them. But you must do what is best for you.

The best way to deal with it is to put your foot down and nottake it. It's a challenging task, I know, but you need to gather up the courage to do it. No one should manipulate you like that, not even your partner.

By putting yourself first before this person, and loving yourself more than this person. You matter and your feelings matter. Being constantly stressed and in tears over someone isn’t healthy for you. You’re not obliged to help anyone get mentally better and you shouldn’t beat yourself up because you were not able to prevent this person from beating themself up. If they threaten to hurt themselves if you leave, then leave. Leave if you want to. 1. They most likely wouldn’t really hurt themselves but they’ll try to get over it and 2. If they are willing to hurt themself in someway over you leaving then they would be willing to hurt themself for other reasons even if you stay. Don’t tie yourself down. If someone keeps hurting you psychologically or making you want to hurt and hate yourself, then avoid them. Leave them. Stay away from them. It’s not only good for them (because they will realise how they should not depend on someone or rely their happiness on someone) but it’s also good for you because you can do better without all the poison and toxicity that comes with those simple words and long nights you fail to sleep in. Good luck with everything or whatever you or someone else you know is going through and I hope my answer was able to help (: There are many kinds of emotional blackmail so I don’t know what exactly you’re referring to but I still hope that this was better than nothing. xxx

Tell them that if they loved you, they would not be hurting you like this. It's extremely immature and unhealthy for both parts.

Make it clear in advance what your boundaries are, then stick to them. Your boundaries are what YOU will do to protect yourself or others. For example, "If you make threats, I will end the conversation." However, if your partners habitually engages in emotional blackmail, this is a good reason to find a different partner.

The best way is to cut ties fully. Block them, report them, etc. Blackmail is a crime and you can report it to an official to get them to stop. Be strong. You can do this.

I would firstly tell anyone they are in the wrong! If you feel this is starting to happen start keeping a diary of the events when they happen and where they happen and note down a time too so that there is an accurate timeline in case needed in the future, then if it started to get worse I discuss this with someone you feel close too and discuss your option in terms of the future and if it becomes serious then I would report it to the authorities because emotional blackmail is classed as mental abuse and in some countries it’s illegal.