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Why Narcissistic and Abusive Partners Don’t Want You to Be Happy
Have you ever asked yourself, “Why does my partner behave so badly? “Why are they SO mean to me?” If you have, that is perfectly normal. That is one of the key questions that all partners of abusers and Narcissists ask themselves. This article will provide you with the answer that you need about why […]
15 Things You Need to Know about Abusive and Narcissistic Partners
Have you ever been in a relationship with someone who treated you badly? Have you asked yourself, why do they behave like that? In this article we’re going to be looking at the 15 things you need to hear about abusive and narcissistic partners.
What I’m going to be sharing with you are the things that […]
When you need to be strong
My lovely client’s expression switched from radiant to anxious as she told me about a situation that had just come up which she had to address.
“I have to be very strong…”
“My friend told me I have to be very strong,” she said.
“Scary!” I replied. “I don’t know how that makes you feel but just hearing […]
Different kinds of bad relationships
Wouldn’t it be nice if we only had to experience being ill-treated by one man, and we learned from it never to make certain mistakes again? For most of us, the reality is slightly different. We learn that a certain kind of man treated us badly, in a certain kind of way, and we resolve never to make that mistake again. Sadly, we don’t think that we could be vulnerable to different, but equally calamitous, mistakes. That is precisely why we repeat them.
The One Thing You Really Don’t Want to Wear
My mother’s favorite phrases – when I was doing my best to grow up – included these three gems, “What do you think you are doing?” “What do you think you are wearing?” and “You aren’t going out looking like that!” There were plenty of things she did not want me to wear – because […]
“I felt like I was going crazy.”
During my abusive marriage, I was plagued with feelings of craziness. In fact, the longer I stayed in the marriage, the more I felt like I was going crazy. Plus, the wasband, a physician, frequently labelled me “crazy” in his most professional tones.
Have you ever felt like you were going crazy? Almost every single client that […]
“Why, oh why, do I do that?”
Most weeks, I receive a few emails from emotionally abused women that pose the “Why do I…?” question. That is a perfectly normal question for any hurt and suffering woman to ask. It’s one that I have asked, myself. More than once
The “Why do …?” question is a normal enough question – in the context […]
Two Little words that will Make You Hold Your Head Up High
Previously, we looked at the two little words that make you feel like a victim. This week, it seems only right to look at the two little words that will make you hold your head up high.
What an emotionally abusive relationship teaches.
An emotionally abusive relationship teaches you to hang your head in shame.
Obviously, it serves […]
Two little words that can make you feel like a victim
Being around an emotionally abusive partner is reason enough to make anyone feel like a victim. Unfortunately, feeling like a victim has a markedly harmful effect on a person’s happiness and well-being. It gets in the way of a person feeling good enough about themselves to make the changes they need to make. In this […]
The 5 Simple Steps to Healing from Narcissistic Abuse
Over the next 5 days, I'll send you some lessons and tips that I've found have really helped women to heal from narcissistic abuse. Starting with the basics.
