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...
There can be some good excuses for hurtful behavior. With some excuses, it can be hard to differentiate between fact and fiction. When someone uses their condition or illness...
Some abusive people know exactly how to lock you into the relationship so tight that you find it near impossible to get out of it. When that happens, the...
Sometimes the emotional abuse stops. If and when it does, will you know who you are? Do you know where you went? Sometimes we lose ourselves in relationships like...
Needy and clingy people can become obsessive and emotionally abusive. They will find ways to keep tabs on you so that they are always on your mind. They need...
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...
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 you’re around those who always put you down with hurtful words or threats that they’ll never talk to you again, but they never follow through with it, it...