“What Would An Emotionally Abusive Man Do?”

When you’ve been in an emotionally abusive relationship for a while, it’s easy to imagine that every relationship is like an emotionally abusive relationship, and everyone’s partner behaves the way your emotionally abusive partner does.
This week a client – let’s call her Glenda – sent me one of those ‘tip of the iceberg’ questions: “Aren’t all long-term relationships […]

“What’s his agenda?”

“Am I the emotionally abusive partner in this relationship?” Emma asked anxiously.  She had dared to object to the way her partner was behaving towards her.  His reply was that she was emotionally abusive towards him, which meant she was responsible for his behavior.  
Could it be true?  Could she have been the emotionally abusive […]