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Those who hurt you have poor coping skills so give them a break… right?

  • February 21, 2025
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Anger, Arguments, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting
Hurt people hurt people, so we should have compassion when they hurt us, right? You know the answer, and I know the answer. How does the person who is...
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What makes taking a break from the relationship work?

  • November 12, 2024
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Jealousy, Relationships
Is there a path out of being stuck in the whirlwind of a toxic relationship? Maybe taking a step back and out of the situation a while will help...
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How emotional abuse can enter your life like an infection

  • February 14, 2024
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Manipulation, Relationships
Emotional abuse can be like an infection that enters your body. You may not know it’s there until a lot of time has passed, and you’ve invested a lot...
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Is taking a break before breaking up the final blow to the relationship?

  • October 13, 2023
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Relationships
The thought of breaking up or separating from a toxic person can be a difficult decision to make. But taking a break before a breakup can bring clarity and...
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The battles that drain your power

  • December 23, 2022
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Arguments, Control, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Manipulation, Relationships
The emotionally abusive relationship can be a battle. In fact, it can be a series of battles that wear you down and eventually wear you out. But at what...
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What will it take to finally get them to stop?

  • December 7, 2022
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Enabling, Manipulation, Relationships
The person that hurts the one they love can do the behavior indefinitely unless someone is there to stop it. Usually, that someone has to be you. Stopping it...
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Can you find yourself after they stop the hurtful behavior?

  • March 2, 2022
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Crazymaking, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Forgiveness, self-worth
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...
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Is telling them you’re leaving better than just leaving?

  • December 1, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Arguments, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Relationships
What’s the best course of action when it comes to leaving the emotional abuser? Should you sit them down and have the “the talk”? Or is talking going to...
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Is an emotional affair okay when you can’t get your needs met?

  • November 14, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Infidelity, Relationships
When you’re in any type of difficult or emotionally abusive relationship, a violation of your relationship boundaries has probably already taken place. After all, you didn’t sign up to...
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Afraid of staying and afraid of leaving

  • November 4, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Codependency, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Relationships
When you’ve had enough and you can’t take anymore, but you stay and take more, you end up in an endless cycle of love and abuse. If you’re afraid...
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