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When the emotional abuser reaches back out after they’ve healed and changed

  • May 17, 2024
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Forgiveness, Healing
When the emotional abuser apologizes to the person they’ve hurt and tries to make amends, especially after they’ve done a lot of personal growth and development, should they expect...
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Time with yourself is not only necessary, its required

  • April 22, 2024
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Relationships, self-worth
You give, you adapt, and you change who you are almost to your very core… to what end? When you are overly compassionate to others, you might actually be...
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Emotionally abusive behavior is also physically painful

  • March 28, 2024
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Emotional Abuse, Healing, Physical Abuse, Relationships
Victims of emotional abuse can experience physical pain from all the trauma, potentially leading to increased tolerance and resilience to harm. They can gradually lose their identity due to...
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When the good you do for them leads nowhere

  • March 28, 2024
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Emotional Abuse, Enabling, Narcissism, Relationships
Some emotionally abusive people don’t change, no matter how much the victim of their hurtful behavior changes for them. Is there ever a point where they will be the...
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A clever manipulation tactic that makes you believe you are the problem

  • March 2, 2024
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Arguments, Control, Crazymaking, deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Manipulation
There’s a clever manipulation that can happen in some emotionally abusive relationships. It starts with superficial kindness and vague promises and leads to blameshifting and avoiding true accountability. This...
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When you think you’re strong enough to get back into the difficult relationship

  • February 28, 2024
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Emotional Abuse, Healing, Relationships, self-worth
When you reach your breaking point with someone, you might make the decision to leave. During that time, you can regain your confidence and feel your power again. You...
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How emotional abuse can enter your life like an infection

  • February 14, 2024
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Manipulation, Relationships
Emotional abuse can be like an infection that enters your body. You may not know it’s there until a lot of time has passed, and you’ve invested a lot...
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If you don’t know your limits, you wont have any

  • January 14, 2024
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Relationships
It can be hard to draw a line in a toxic relationship. Don’t make your emotional resilience a prison of your own making. Your personal boundaries are there for...
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When they go silent and emotionally disconnect from you

  • December 6, 2023
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Emotional Abuse, Healing, Relationships, self-worth
When the emotionally abusive person goes silent in order to make you feel guilty and give them the attention they want, do they have a deeper motive of self-preservation?...
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Should you give in to their perception of you?

  • November 23, 2023
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Relationships, self-esteem
The core principle of everything I teach hinges on the importance of self-respect. I believe self-respect is the most crucial form of nurturing one can provide oneself. Exhibiting self-respect...
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