Lundy Bancroft says it’s no surprise that people believe abusers’ thinking must be disordered. ‘When a man’s face contorts in bitterness and hatred, he looks a little insane,’ writes Bancroft. ‘When his mood changes from elated to assaultive in the time it takes to turn around … [it] is no wonder that the partner of an abusive man would come to suspect that he was mentally ill.’
