Saying “no” in a coercive relationship feels like striking a match near gasoline. The abuser thrives on control, and when that control is threatened, they will go to any lengths to regain it. For me, that meant enduring relentless verbal abuse, where my husband attacked my intelligence, ch...
This has not occurred in isolation but in the context of profound cultural changes that have altered social models of relationships between people. Trust has declined and suspicion increased to the point that it now seems that everyone is potentially either a victim or an abuser, terms that come...
“In Florida, and likely in other jurisdictions as well, a major challenge is determining whether the alleged cyberbullying rises to the criminal level of cyberstalking,” says Joshua Padowitz. “The state requires evidence that the actions caused substantial emotional distress to the victim or mad...
The Abuser. The signs might be subtle at first but they’ll be there. Soon, there will be a clear cycle of abuse, but you may or may not recognise it for what it is but this is how it will look: >> There will be rising tension. You’ll feel it. You...
2. Know the Two-Part Process to Seduce New Members.Conspiracy theory groups often use a two-part process to seduce members, first isolating a person from the real world through the internet and then controlling the person’s life. It resembles an abusive relationship in which the abuser tries...
Recent political developments in Kerala pose some serious questions in the minds of every responsible citizen in this God’s own country.As we all know,ruling front and its ‘captain’ Pinarayi Vijayan is being allegedly faced by serious corruption cases,as his office staff and other top brass ...
The problem, McClain continues, is that this very natural tendency to ruminate on what to do next often leads to inaction of any kind—thereby reverse-validating the abuser’s actions. Even more concerning: The greater the number of people looking on and doing nothing, the greater that reverse...
Yes, it’s painful beyond words to be one of the children who becomes the designated repository for “all that ails this family” and as a result, becomes the “Family Shock Absorber”/Designated Patient. “When she was abusing me it made life easier for everyone else”-Truth-very astute...
And quite frankly, it’s a little slow up until the point where the script actually makes the decision to kill him off–with the tone, I was actually expecting for a miraculous recovery–and turn the movie into, “Hey, I’m going to have my grieving mother kill an abuser.” The ...
serious harm or death. The respondent (the abuser) will be ordered to generally stay away from the petitioner, not to contact them, and the petitioner can be given possession of the place they're living, access to a car, even if the other person's name is on the lease or on the ...