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thinking there is no happy future because you're in an emotionally abusive relationship

The toxic relationship alters your view of reality making you think your future is dark

  • July 16, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Narcissism, Relationships
When you’re in the thick of a toxic relationship, all you can see is a dark future with no way out. This skewed reality can actually keep you in...
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heal yourself after emotional abuse

You can’t fix emotional abuse, you can only heal yourself and hope they do the same

  • July 10, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Emotional Abuse, Healing, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
Trying to work as hard as you can to fix things you didn’t break is exhausting and demoralizing. The first step to healing from emotional or narcissistic abuse is...
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How judgment in relationships destroys love and connection

  • June 17, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, Narcissism, Relationships
Judgment is the ultimate relationship destroyer. It is the key to creating a rift so wide that the relationship issues might get to the point of unresolvable. Once you...
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Identifying the signs of toxic or manipulative behavior while dating

  • May 29, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Dating, deception, Emotional Abuse, lying, Relationships
It can be a challenge to see the signs of toxic behavior when you first start dating someone, especially if things seem to be going well. After all, who...
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Have they really changed or are they faking it? Learning to differentiate between true change and acting.

  • May 27, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • deception, Emotional Abuse, lying, Manipulation, Relationships
When someone in your life claims to have changed and promises to stop behaving badly, have they truly changed, or are they just pretending? Telling the difference between the...
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It takes two to build and one to destroy: The cheating partner works alone

  • May 24, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • deception, Emotional Abuse, Infidelity, lying, Relationships
When the partner of a cheater carries guilt, thinking their own behavior caused the cheating, the relationship can disintegrate even further, destroying the very foundation of what’s left. The...
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Are they for real: Is it all lies and deception or are you just going nuts?

  • May 17, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Relationships
The actor in the relationship can fool the best of us. When you can’t tell what’s an act and what’s real, you soon start to question your own sanity....
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Emotionally abusive isolation and how it ensures you lose your friends, family, and support system

  • May 6, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Relationships
Isolation occurs when someone wants to keep you from your friends, family, and support structures. You will become more dependent on the one who is isolating you, causing you...
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In love with someone that wants it both ways: Healing from the obsession over the unhealthy relationship

  • April 23, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • deception, Emotional Abuse, Infidelity, lying, Relationships
Are you waiting for someone else to change so that you can get what you want? In this episode, I talk about an email I received from a woman...
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Stopping the downward spiral of unhealthy communication patterns with self-reflection

  • April 22, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Emotional Abuse, Healing, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
Sometimes a conversation with a certain person always seems to lead down a path of misery. You end up feeling bad and can’t figure out what happened. These old...
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