Annie Kaszina Are you an emotionally abused woman who’s struggling with feelings of not being loveable, and worthwhile?
If you are, it’s only to be expected. Why would any emotionally abusive partner want you to feel loveable or worthwhile?
What could possibly be in it for him?
An emotional abuser’s power over you depends on keeping you feeling as low […]
emotionally abused woman’s frustration
Have you ever thought that there might be something you’re missing about your emotionally abusive relationship?
When I was with my emotionally abusive husband that thought used to hit me at regular intervals.
I’d spend a LOT of time asking myself the Usual Questions:
How can he treat me that way (aka What have I […]
Have you ever thought that there might be something you’re missing about your emotionally abusive relationship?
When I was with my emotionally abusive husband that thought used to hit me at regular intervals.
I’d spend a LOT of time asking myself the Usual Questions:
How can he treat me that way (aka What have I done to deserve […]
“How can I ever trust again?” writes Amelia. “After what I’ve been through, I don’t know how I can ever trust anyone again. How do I get over that?”
It’s a great question, isn’t it? Amelia is an emotionally abused woman who had the courage to write down what so many of us ask ourselves, over […]
“How can he be so cold, and cruel, and heartless? I just don’t understand why he’s behaving like this…” Tina, my client, said tearfully.
When you step back and think – which is something emotionally abused women are usually too emotionally enmeshed to do – you’ll see that the most amazing thing about an emotionally abusive […]
Do you blame yourself for what happened in your emotionally abusive relationship? Do you take responsibility for everything that did – or didn’t – happen?
Do you feel that you’ve failed because you couldn’t create the perfect family unit you longed for? For yourself and your children.
If you do, you need to know that what you’re […]
“It’s not about feeling like a victim, or giving myself a hard time,” M. said, “I just want to know why my emotionally abusive ex is happy with his new woman, and why I don’t matter to him.”
In an ideal world, an emotionally abusive man would – sooner, rather than later – either feel the […]
Living with an emotionally abusive partner is a dangerous and damaging thing to do. Unfortunately, getting him out of your bed, isn’t enough to get his toxicity out of your system. Here are the Top 10 After-Effects most emotionally abused women are left with.
Endlessly rehashing your emotionally abusive relationship. Why? You lived it. You did the […]
One thing my emotionally abusive husband used to say about me that wasn’t wrong was that I can be a bit of a mother hen. I was born with the Mother Hen gene. These days I can, and do, rein it in, well enough. However…
When I first met Olga that Mother Hen gene was instantly […]
If, for whatever reason, you don’t feel able to take on board a sad story, that’s okay. Just stop reading here. Because today I need to tell you the sad story of Sabrina S.
I’m guessing Sabrina would be happy for me to share her story with you. Unfortunately, I can’t ask her, because I’ve just […]
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