Mariah was traumatised by ex beau

Washington, (ANI): R 'n" B singer Mariah Carey has revealed that she had once been emotionally and mentally traumatised by an ex-boyfriend of hers. Carey, 39, revealed on CNN"s Larry King Live that she had been a victim of abuse, and that she had gone through painful episodes in a previous relationship.

“Emotionally, mentally, in other ways ... It"s scary," People magazine quoted her as saying. “You know, I just think you get into a situation and you feel locked in. “If your situation is similar to one of the situations I"ve been in – which I won"t harp on – for me, to really get out, it was difficult because there was a connection that was not only a marriage but a business thing, where the person was in control of my life," she added.