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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, it is abuse.  Even if the abuser is a "hystrionic teenager," the effect is the same.  Emotionally healthy teenagers do not threaten to kill themselves as a result of someone else's actions.

A quick Google search turned up this from the counseling services center at U Illinois Urbana-Champagne:

"What is Emotional Abuse?
 
Abuse is any behavior that is designed to control and subjugate another human being through the use of fear, humiliation, and verbal or physical assaults. Emotional abuse is any kind of abuse that is emotional rather than physical in nature. It can include anything from verbal abuse and constant criticism to more subtle tactics, such as intimidation, manipulation, and refusal to ever be pleased."

I would have to believe that this kind of threat is manipulation intended to strike fear in your daughter - i.e. "you would be responsible for my death."

Minimizing this as just childhood antics is hurtful and the reason your daughter shut down.  She was trying to tell you how she felt and instead of sympathy you interrogated her.  Do you really want your daughter to feel like it is normal for people to manipulate her this way, ESPECIALLY in intimate relationships?  Try again, OP.  
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