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How do you know when your heart is sealed?

  • November 3, 2023
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Relationships
In this article, I’m going to help you recognize the signs that indicate a relationship may be beyond repair. There comes a point where the damage to a relationship...
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Is taking a break before breaking up the final blow to the relationship?

  • October 13, 2023
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Relationships
The thought of breaking up or separating from a toxic person can be a difficult decision to make. But taking a break before a breakup can bring clarity and...
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Should you make a list of everything they’re doing wrong and hand it to them?

  • September 7, 2023
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Relationships
If you are with someone who does hurtful things, would it help to write them a loving, supportive letter outlining all the ways they hurt you in hopes they’ll...
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Why they don’t stop hurting you when they see you hurting

  • July 1, 2023
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Control, Emotional Abuse, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
Why do people who claim to care about us hurt us when they see that we’re suffering? Shouldn’t our suffering be enough for them to stop the behaviors? It’s...
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When parents get involved in your difficult relationship

  • May 5, 2023
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Arguments, Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Family, Relationships, self-esteem, Vulnerability
Dealing with a hurtful person is often hard enough. When your partner has hurtful parents, however, it gets even harder, especially when you thought you had a somewhat good...
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Bonding with people who traumatize you

  • July 5, 2022
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Codependency, Control, Emotional Abuse, Relationships
Becoming dependent on someone can put you at their mercy sometimes. And if they are toxic, you are not only now dependent on them for certain things, but they...
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The type of person that doesn’t deserve a second chance

  • October 22, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Control, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Physical Abuse, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
How bad does it have to get before you’re convinced that the person you’re dealing with is never, ever going to change? And how much more hurtful behavior has...
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When you want them to hurt

  • October 15, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Anger, Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Relationships
What happens when the hurtful behavior stops and you are free to be yourself? Does the relationship now go back to normal like nothing ever happened? It can, but...
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Is there an easy way to help someone understand they are being emotionally abusive?

  • July 11, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Control, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Relationships
If you told a “normal” person they were being emotionally abusive, you’d think they’d back off and re-evaluate their behavior. After all, people who care about you don’t want...
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Some people would rather hurt you than be vulnerable with you

  • July 11, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Control, Emotional Abuse, lying, Manipulation, Relationships
Some people become highly defensive or offensive when they want to hide something from you, or lie to you, or don’t want to be vulnerable with you, because it’s...
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