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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The two sides of emotional abuse are the perpetrator and the victim. Sometimes the victim can’t tell if there’s abusive behavior or just normal relationship difficulties. Sometimes the hurtful...
When a relationship is difficult, it’s helpful to have an established baseline of acceptable behavior. If you don’t know what is acceptable and what isn’t, how can you possibly...
“Am I the abuser?” It’s a question I get a lot. In this article, I’ll share what reactive abuse is and how you can be pushed to the limit...
Sometimes it helps to know what to look for in your relationship and how a relationship is supposed to look when you just aren’t happy or are dealing with...