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Kind words carefully crafted to plant the seed of guilt and shame

  • November 21, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Crazymaking, deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Guilt, Manipulation, Relationships, Shame
Some people have a clever way of making you feel bad about yourself by complimenting you and using positive, supportive words that make it seem like they really care....
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Why you get conned into the psychologically abusive relationship

  • November 16, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Crazymaking, deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Manipulation, Narcissism, Relationships
If you’ve ever wondered why you felt a connection with someone that turned out to be controlling and manipulative, you were probably manipulated from day one. And it’s possible...
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How to stop being hurtful and controlling with the people you love

  • November 5, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, lying, Manipulation, Narcissism, Relationships
When you hurt someone you love, you’re letting them know that they are not that important in your life. After all, why would you hurt someone you care about?...
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An analysis of emotional abuse: Breaking down the bad behavior

  • October 25, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Crazymaking, deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Manipulation, Minimizing, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
When someone shows you every single red flag you need to determine there is lying, control, and manipulation going on, at what point do you tell yourself you’re not...
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Is your response to their bad behavior emotional abuse?

  • October 15, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Relationships
After months or years of being emotionally abused, you may find yourself doing behavior that resembles the same type of behavior you’re a victim to. If that’s the case,...
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When someone tarnishes your good name and reputation – The Smear Campaign

  • October 9, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Narcissism, Relationships
The smear campaign is a card often played by narcissists, sociopaths, and other emotional abusers to make you look like the bad guy. If you’re hurt and miserable, they...
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If you leave me, I’ll kill myself – The ultimate abuse of your empathy and compassion

  • September 25, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, deception, Emotional Abuse, Enabling, Guilt, Manipulation, Relationships
Confronting the ultimate manipulation in a relationship, the threat of suicide is a very troubling and often abusive tactic. It’s a scenario that traps an empathetic, caring individual in...
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When you love the emotional abuser so much you won’t leave

  • September 4, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Dating, Emotional Abuse, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
When you are in love with the person mistreating you, is there a way to improve the relationship? Can you make them understand how much they’re hurting you? And...
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Don’t show them how crazy you feel and sharing custody with the emotional abuser

  • August 7, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Children, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Narcissism, Relationships
Emotional abusers can make you feel crazy. They will convince you you’ve said things you didn’t say, they’ll remind you about conversations you’ve never had, and they may purposefully...
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shocked when they find out what emotional abuse you're going through

Emotional Abuse explained for your friends, family, attorney, therapist or anyone else that may need to know what you’re experiencing

  • August 4, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Crazymaking, deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Narcissism, Relationships
Emotional abuse victims have a very difficult time trying to explain what’s happening to them to their friends and family. Often, loving, supportive people may side with the abuser...
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