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Subtle abusive behavior is meant to hurt you in a very specific way

  • September 17, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Dating, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Relationships
Emotional abuse in any relationship is made up of numerous behaviors, many of which can be quite hard to detect. When you’re trying to pinpoint the exact behaviors causing...
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Connecting all the dots of emotionally abusive and manipulative behavior

  • March 24, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • breadcrumbing, Control, Crazymaking, Dating, deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Manipulation, Relationships
Sometimes you just can’t figure out if perhaps what you’re experiencing is abusive or manipulative behavior. You may even think perhaps you’re overreacting or seeing things wrong. In this...
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Understanding the thought process behind manipulative behavior

  • January 14, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • breadcrumbing, Crazymaking, Dating, deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Manipulation
Manipulation originates with the desire to have something and doing anything you can to get it. The extent that some people will go to get what they want may...
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When you love the emotional abuser so much you won’t leave

  • September 4, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Dating, Emotional Abuse, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
When you are in love with the person mistreating you, is there a way to improve the relationship? Can you make them understand how much they’re hurting you? And...
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Identifying the signs of toxic or manipulative behavior while dating

  • May 29, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Dating, deception, Emotional Abuse, lying, Relationships
It can be a challenge to see the signs of toxic behavior when you first start dating someone, especially if things seem to be going well. After all, who...
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The texts after the breakup: When breadcrumbing keeps you from reaching closure

  • March 12, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • breadcrumbing, Control, Dating, deception, Emotional Abuse, influence, Manipulation, Relationships
Some people have a strange way of showing they care by sending you small messages out of the blue to get you to think about them. However, as much...
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