Are the Signs Different for the LGBTQ Community? Again, there’s a lot in common, but the abuse may also targetsexual orientationor gender identity. Your abuser may: Make excuses for abuse, like it’s just how men are or that you wanted it to happen Tell you that police or others won...
But I’m looking forward to it, because after a year or so in which most of my writing has been for editors, for money, pitching sensible essays that make some broadly comprehensible point, I’m excited to have the kind of space in which I could maybe do a cheeky Nando’s again. Ei...
Conor first physically attacked me five days before our wedding. It was 7 a.m. I still had on my nightgown. I was working on my computer trying to finish a freelance writing assignment, and I got frustrated, and Conor used my anger as an excuse to put both of his hands around my ne...
Your boyfriend may hate you because he is an abuser and has abusive behavior towards you and others. It means thathe doesn't respect or value youat all. You can tell by how he treats you. If he's been treating you badly, it might be best to leave this violent relationship right now...
“I grew up on Raffi,” Antonoff says. “That was my first impression of what a rock star was.” As for fun., Antonoff, just back from Malaysia, says the group’s booked through October — and he’s happy to stay a touring musician. ...
I am pretty satisfied with my diagnosis. The Bad Man wasbadfor me. I am not a psychiatrist. I will never get to administer the PCL-R (though I would love to hear the results). Even if I don’t know the final answer, I do know that he was not good for me and my life is so...
If and when that happens, they will become like the rest of us, realizing that we do need others to help and love us. They will see how they need to love from a genuine heart that does not seek to use people. A former and healed narcissist can turn all his powerful assets, which ...
Sharon: there are many things I didn't do when I started to work. Did I work overtime to figure out what I could do? In my opinion, if you work hard enough, you can do anything. Shu Youe: how many people around you may be smarter and more competent than you, and how can you...
I remember a time when I thought it possible to wield a small current of that unceasing torrent to both personal and collective benefit — naively convinced I might do some good making entertainment out of [what everyone HERE might call “the Western Esoteric Tradition”, a phrase largely abse...
“Why do I miss my ex?” How online therapy can help you Studies show that online therapy can be an effective way of coping with complicated feelings associated with a previous relationship. According to a study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, web-based cognitive-behaviora...