Now, it’s important to note that an emotionally absent childhood doesn’t necessarily mean an abusive environment. Maybe your parent was a great parent who did everything they could to provide you with food and keep a roof over your head, but they absolutely sucked with emotional support and...
When you cannot extricate yourself from a relationship due to uncontrollable forces, you may be able to leave the room when your tormentor acts up. Putting up with someone else's issues is not on your “must-do” list. Do you remember signing up to be someone else's emotional punching ba...
Verbal abuse can also be subtle, making it difficult to reason with the abuser, leaving you with feelings of emotional pain and confusion. Remember, stopping verbal abuse can be difficult from the victim's point of view, simply because you can't control the actions of others. It is importan...
Abuse anddomestic violencecan happen to anyone. An abuse relationship can hasemotional abuse, sexual abuse, and physical abuse. It can also include control of finance. Abusive relationship is more common than you think. To help you get out of an abusive relationship, you will need support and ...
We all want to be liked. There’s nothing wrong with that. And when did being a nice person become such a bad thing? In an increasingly self-absorbed world, we need more selfless people, right? When put like that, it’s hard to find an argument against being a “do-gooder.” ...
Understanding these types goes a long way to minimizing the damage they do. An expert will also show you how to leave an abusive relationship with considerably less cost, effort and emotional distress. You don't owe them. This manipulator has been taking from you from the moment they set ey...
In the past 10 years I have been working predominantly with clients who have experiencednarcissisticabuse. When the abuser happened to be a parent, it was clear to me (and to my client) that they had missed out on some natural developmental stages. Instead of growing up ...
Emotional abuse tends to be cyclical in nature, just like other types of abuse. It starts when a partner, in an attempt to show power over the other partner, starts dominating over him/her. Once the abusing starts, the abuser begins to feel guilty. His/her guilt does not come ...
HealthyPlace. There are over 130 pages of new content onabusers and abusive behaviorsand in-depth, easy-to-understand information onpersonality disorders. The abuse section covers everything fromHow to Spot an Abuser on Your First Dateto thetypes of abusers and stalkersand how to deal with ...
this condition, because then you can do something about it. It’s easy to blame others, but we personally make the decisions that set the direction of our lives. But don’t be too hard on yourself – being kind to your mind can help you work out a solution without emotional ...