If you're emotionally unavailable as an adult, you might have had emotionally unavailable parents, adds Cohen. "Emotionally unavailable parents may be workaholics, personality disordered, mentally ill, substanc
Most people, especially young adults who are trapped in a relationship where there are signs of emotional abuse cannot fathom their partner’s behavior. They cannot read the signs of a relationship that can potentially be abusive. But it’s important to keep an eye out for any out-of-the-o...
Comfort them.The child needs your love and reassurance now. Make sure they know that it's not their fault, that you are on their side, and that you will do everything in your power to prevent anything like this from happening again. Make them safe.Make every change you need to make t...
“The evidence is clear that the passion of romantic love is a goal-oriented motivation state, not a specific emotion. There's a whole pathway that when you are rejected becomes activated just as it does with nicotine cravings or alcohol. These areas are associated with physical pain and deci...
The issues you’re fighting about are not deal-breakers There is still mutual respect for each other Your partner is willing to talk and take corrective steps You still feel that your partner is your best friend You still love and care for the person your partner is You have resolved differ...
Here are glaring signs of a control freak that could help you recognize the control freak in you. Being a control freak isn’t all bad, but when it affects your life and the people you love, you know you’ve crossed the line into the dark side, don’t you? Use these signs to find...
Her parents might not have been very loving to her. In fact, they could have been downright abusive – whether it’s emotionally, mentally, or even physically. Or she could have just been neglected more than she should have been. [Read: What makes a girl an attention whore who can’t...
then fixate on the one time their partner snapped and called them a “monster,” making it seem like they are in fact the “abused one.” Or a physically abusive person might use the excuse that they “always have to put up with the other person” as a reason for beating up their ...
your help, they’re desperately in trouble and need you to call them back, or even that they’re going to kill themselves. I’ve heard of narcissists that have gone as far as faking serious illnesses like cancer and heart attacks, just to prey on others and reel them into abusive ...
Are these phrases that you constantly hear from your partner that cause you to question yourself? If so, your partner might be using something called “gaslighting” — a form of emotional abuse that causes a victim to question their own feelings, instincts and sanity, giving the abusive partne...