An emotionally abusive relationship is a journey into darkness. It’s like venturing further and further into a fog; one of the – now fabled – pollution-generated fogs we used to have in the UK. Those fogs were rightly called ‘pea-soupers’ because they were as thick and solid as a split-pea soup. (Well, my split-pea soup […]
Let’s start with the basics. Emotional abuse is incredibly hard to recognise for what it is, let alone deal with, when you’re in it, because you can’t possibly see it for what it is. As you see it, you’re in a relationship with another human being – it’s about you and him.
In practice, something very […]
I don’t normally talk about bodily functions – because I have standards, too. But this could be one of the most important pieces of information I’ve ever shared about emotional abuse. That’s why I’m prepared to stick my neck out – even to the point of using that ‘F’ word!
Because it feels so important to […]
Why you can’t just “bounce back”
Emotional abuse is not something you just bounce back from. If someone simply said something hurtful and unfair to you a few times then, chances are, you would bounce back. But that’s not how emotional abuse works, is it?
Emotional abuse is systematic, deliberate, long-term, and tailor-made to chip away at […]
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