When they learn their partner will no longer allow it, some will back off. Others may try different tactics. Still, it is worth the risk. Many emotional abusers have been indoctrinated with their behavior to the point that they don't even know they are being abusive. Even when they don't realize it, they are merely continuing a pattern they themselves learned in their childhood.
Some emotional abusers are very shocked to realize they are acting like their parents.
Some are willing to get help in order to stop the behavior, especially if they feel they will lose their partner if they continue to be abusive. Emotional abuse can be just as damaging as physical or sexual abuse and sometimes even more so because the damage is deep and all encompassing. The worst thing that can be done to a person is to make them doubt their own perceptions, and in turn, their very sanity. There are several things a survivor of emotional abuse can do to break the pattern and begin to heal. Acknowledge the abuse.