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I feel like a bad person for being abusive back

  • March 30, 2026
  • Anger, Emotional Abuse, Guilt, Healing, Relationships, Resentment
Sometimes, emotionally abusive people heal and change. But sometimes they just… change. Either way, when the victim of their behavior gets a “break”, they might discover a lot of...
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The healed emotional abuser is more than just a behavioral change

  • March 19, 2026
  • Boundaries, Control, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Manipulation, Narcissism, Relationships
I’ve seen emotionally abusive people heal and become completely different people. You wouldn’t even recognize them! And when you no longer recognize the person who’s hurt you over and...
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Do we talk about divorce during the argument or the calm period

  • March 19, 2026
  • Arguments, Boundaries, Control, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Relationships
When you’ve decided to leave the emotionally abusive relationship, when is divorce put on the table for discussion? Should you bring it up during a heated argument when emotions...
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Do I accept that this is how theyll be forever

  • February 11, 2026
  • Boundaries, Codependency, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Relationships
Some behaviors are unacceptable. Some people are unacceptable. But what should you accept and what should you do when you can’t accept? Emotional abuse has a tendency to make...
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When its impossible to get away from all the toxic behavior

  • February 2, 2026
  • Boundaries, Control, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Narcissism, Resentment
Some relationships end, but continue leaving destruction in their wake. Some don’t end, and you suffer through the daily drip-feeding of emotionally abusive behaviors until you lose your sanity....
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Dont call them what they really are, it will work against you

  • January 15, 2026
  • Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Narcissism, Podcast Episode, Vulnerability
Calling a duck a duck makes sense. But this logic works against you in an emotionally abusive relationship. Calling out an abusive person for who they are might just...
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Total defeat and burnout in the emotionally abusive relationship

  • January 10, 2026
  • Boundaries, Control, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Love Bombing, Manipulation, Podcast Episode
Every relationship should have stopping points when you feel yourself slipping away. Emotional abuse operates as a slow drip-feeding of toxic behaviors that gradually erode boundaries.
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When you are a captive audience to the emotionally abusive monologuer

  • December 30, 2025
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Guilt, Manipulation, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
The endless monologue of some emotionally abusive people is a tactic that keeps you silent and submissive. It’s designed to wear you down until you finally give in.
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Don’t gaslight yourself into thinking you’re the abuser

  • December 22, 2025
  • Crazymaking, deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Podcast Episode
The emotionally abusive relationship is confusing and draining. If you don’t get a grip on what’s going on, you may start to believe perhaps you are the problem and...
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Ive stopped being abusive, let’s have sex

  • December 4, 2025
  • Emotional Abuse, Forgiveness, Healing, Podcast Episode, Relationships
Some emotionally abusive people do heal. And once they do, they might feel the relationship will be great from that point on. What they don’t consider is that the...
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