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Knowing the difference between emotional abuse and normal relationship difficulties

  • June 17, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Control, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Relationships
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...
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Letting hurtful words or threatening comments become the new normal

  • May 19, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Codependency, Control, Crazymaking, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Guilt, Manipulation, Relationships
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...
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Understanding the addict in the manipulative relationship

  • October 19, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Codependency, Control, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Enabling, lying, Manipulation
Dealing with a manipulative and controlling relationship is bad enough, but what happens when the person doing the bad behavior is also dealing with addiction? What if the addiction...
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Should you share content that talks about emotional abuse with emotionally abusive people?

  • August 16, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Codependency, Control, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Relationships
There are times when you want to share what you learn on this show with an abusive person, but is it the right thing to do? This show articulates...
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What do you do when they’re gaslighting you?

  • August 6, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Manipulation
Gaslighting, or “crazymaking” is one of the more insidious forms of emotional abuse. Those that do and say things to make you feel crazy want you to be stuck...
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How incompatibility can lead to hurtful and emotionally abusive behavior

  • July 18, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Manipulation, Relationships
< Simple incompatibilities are common in relationships, but what happens when they lead to emotionally abusive behavior? In this episode, I talk about the potential for hurtful and controlling...
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I want you to change: The toxic elements of the difficult relationship

  • June 4, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Anger, Control, Emotional Abuse, Guilt, influence, Manipulation, Relationships
We can spend so much time hoping the other person will change so that our life will be better, but we end up missing out on a lot of...
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Emotional abuse drains you and makes you believe terrible things about yourself

  • May 22, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Manipulation, Minimizing, Narcissism, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth, Shame
There is a direct cause and effect when you are exposed to manipulative and controlling behavior. It can take a physical toll on you and cause you to believe...
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Both sides of emotional abuse: The offensive abuser and the defensive abuser

  • April 15, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Relationships
Sometimes emotional abuse in adult relationships is the result of childhood trauma, neglect, or abuse. Sometimes it’s the result of the other person being abusive toward you so in...
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When boundaries don’t work and how to pick the right therapist

  • April 3, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Relationships
Do boundaries work with emotional abusers? I received this question from someone who has tried almost everything to work with her emotionally abusive partner but is running out of...
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