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There is nothing you could have done differently, emotional abuse would have happened anyway

  • April 10, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Manipulation, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
Many emotional abuse victims believe they are at fault for the abuse as if there is something they did to bring it on. The short answer is there is...
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How you enable manipulative and controlling behavior by being your wonderful self

  • March 27, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Relationships, self-worth
When you are kind, generous and caring, and you get controlling and manipulative behavior in return, you may be the very cause of perpetuating it without even realizing it....
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Yes, there are people that know how to control you and steal your power

  • March 23, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Manipulation, Relationships
We are often told that we can choose how to feel and that no one can actually control us. However, in emotional abuse and manipulation, that concept doesn’t seem...
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The narcissist under the hood – The difficulty of explaining emotional abuse to friends and family

  • March 15, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Manipulation, Narcissism, Relationships
One of the biggest challenges for someone dealing with a manipulative or narcissistic partner is that others don’t see what happens behind closed doors. The manipulator often appears kind...
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Are you with a manipulative person?

  • March 13, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Manipulation, Relationships
Would you know if you were being manipulated? Do you know what to look for? Manipulative people are experts at toxic language and behavior to make you question reality...
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The texts after the breakup: When breadcrumbing keeps you from reaching closure

  • March 12, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • breadcrumbing, Control, Dating, deception, Emotional Abuse, influence, Manipulation, Relationships
Some people have a strange way of showing they care by sending you small messages out of the blue to get you to think about them. However, as much...
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When manipulative people change your reality: Crazymaking and Gaslighting

  • March 11, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Emotional Abuse
Gaslighting and crazymaking are one in the same – they are both terms to describe a person that wants you to feel like you’re losing your mind. They do...
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Confusing you into submission: A common manipulation you may fall for again and again

  • March 6, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, influence, lying, Manipulation
Have you ever sat there feeling confused, frustrated or running out of patience listening to someone talk and talk? There is actually a method manipulators use to confuse you...
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Remembering only the good times can sometimes perpetuate the bad times

  • March 3, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Emotional Abuse, self-esteem, self-worth
It takes two humble people to work at the relationship, not one that’s always blaming the other. When one person is always blaming and pointing the finger at the...
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Selfish people just don’t really care about you

  • March 1, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Emotional Abuse, lying, Manipulation, self-esteem, self-worth
If you’ve ever wondered why someone could be so cruel, it’s time to accept that selfish people just don’t care about you. Selfish people will slowly disintegrate your self-worth,...
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