“You gave me hope”
“You gave me hope,” Rhona said, “and that changed everything.”
Even by the standards of emotionally abusive relationships, Rhona has had it uber-tough.
She’s over 60, her husband is physically and emotionally abusive. He’s always controlled the ‘family’ purse-strings. He has a disease process going on which means he is wheel-chair-bound, and doubly incontinent. […]
Is it possible you lack bandwidth?
Maybe you’ve never thought about yourself in terms of bandwidth before. Or maybe, as an emotionally abused woman, you’ve got too much going on to worry about anything as rarefied as bandwidth.
Actually, that’s just my point.
When you’re in an emotionally abusive relationship, it feels as if you have more demands […]
I was speaking with a lovely lady in Australia about emotionally abusive partners, when she said: “Annie I love it when you write about how a good partner behaves. I wish you’d write more about it.”
One reason I often don’t is this: my lovely partner is as modest as he is delightful. He actually feels […]
If you’re an emotionally abused woman , you need to know that the effects of emotional abuse don’t just melt away like mist in the morning sun once you leave your emotionally abusive partner. That’s not the way it works. You still have to clear the after-effects of emotional abuse from your life. It’s a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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