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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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Have they really changed or are they faking it? Learning to differentiate between true change and acting.

  • May 27, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • deception, Emotional Abuse, lying, Manipulation, Relationships
When someone in your life claims to have changed and promises to stop behaving badly, have they truly changed, or are they just pretending? Telling the difference between the...
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It takes two to build and one to destroy: The cheating partner works alone

  • May 24, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • deception, Emotional Abuse, Infidelity, lying, Relationships
When the partner of a cheater carries guilt, thinking their own behavior caused the cheating, the relationship can disintegrate even further, destroying the very foundation of what’s left. The...
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Are they for real: Is it all lies and deception or are you just going nuts?

  • May 17, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Relationships
The actor in the relationship can fool the best of us. When you can’t tell what’s an act and what’s real, you soon start to question your own sanity....
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In love with someone that wants it both ways: Healing from the obsession over the unhealthy relationship

  • April 23, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • deception, Emotional Abuse, Infidelity, lying, Relationships
Are you waiting for someone else to change so that you can get what you want? In this episode, I talk about an email I received from a woman...
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The narcissist under the hood – The difficulty of explaining emotional abuse to friends and family

  • March 15, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Manipulation, Narcissism, Relationships
One of the biggest challenges for someone dealing with a manipulative or narcissistic partner is that others don’t see what happens behind closed doors. The manipulator often appears kind...
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Are you with a manipulative person?

  • March 13, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Manipulation, Relationships
Would you know if you were being manipulated? Do you know what to look for? Manipulative people are experts at toxic language and behavior to make you question reality...
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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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Confusing you into submission: A common manipulation you may fall for again and again

  • March 6, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, influence, lying, Manipulation
Have you ever sat there feeling confused, frustrated or running out of patience listening to someone talk and talk? There is actually a method manipulators use to confuse you...
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Am I The Emotionally Abusive One? What are the signs of an emotionally abusive person?

  • February 18, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • deception, Emotional Abuse, lying, Manipulation, Uncategorized
Do you think you are the person causing the problems in your relationship? Is your partner or family right about what they said about you? If you think you...
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