When did you first realize something was wrong with your relationship? When did you first sense that your emotionally abusive partner was not really the right man for you?
Actually, that is a bit of a trick question.
If you are like most other women who end up in an emotionally abusive relationship, you had already met […]
How do you stop living in Abuse World when an emotionally abusive partner has spent months and years programming you to feel terrified, and powerless? How do you stop living in Abuse World, when you have been so brainwashed that you end up thinking that Abuse World is an accurate reflection of The World? That […]
Do you still love your emotionally abusive partner? If the answer is “Yes” then your feelings are conflicted, chaotic, and confusing. You go round and round in circles inside your own head.
If you admit that you still love your emotionally abusive partner to other people, most will express their disbelief – and judgment. You should […]
Why does he want me to be unhappy? My client asked. She had travelled beyond that stage of denial when you say, “Yes, but he loves me really.” She had stopped obsessing about what he was really thinking. Now she wanted the truth – even if that truth was hard to swallow.
Maybe that doesn’t sound […]
Was I emotionally abusive? is something that emotionally abused women ask themselves – often over and over again. The fact that the victims of emotional abuse repeatedly ask themselves, Was I emotionally abusive? Is what happened my fault? should tell you everything you need to know. Not least that they could not see an emotionally […]
Do you still want to change an emotionally abusive partner – or ex-partner? Do you tell yourself that you could still have a good life together? Or else do you want to put past conflicts behind you and relate to each other in the future as civilized human beings? If that sounds like you, there […]
The 5 Secrets emotional abusers do NOT want you to know invariably come as a massive surprise to anyone who has ever been in an emotionally abusive relationship. Yet, in some ways, they really should not. In reality, the secrets emotional abusers do not want you to know are hidden in plain sight. They are […]
“You’re not good enough”
“You’re not good enough!” is one of those things that emotional abusers say all the time. Admittedly, they may phrase it slightly differently. They may say: “You’re not attractive enough”, or “You’re not bright enough” or else, “You don’t deserve someone as wonderful as me.”
Since “You’re not good enough” is one of […]
How do you protect children from emotional abuse when you don’t protect yourself? A relationship with an emotionally abusive partner is fraught with terms and conditions. In their attempts to – try to – make the relationship, victims of abuse have to prioritize their partner’s feelings, and put themselves last.
The price of staying in an […]
Why is my partner emotionally abusive like that? is one of the key questions that emotional abuse survivors ask themselves. The question presupposes that there are only two possible explanations as regards the reason why a partner is emotionally abusive like that.
Why is my partner emotionally abusive like that? Explanation #1. Because he is […]
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