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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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When you feel guilty for leaving an emotionally abusive person

Six reasons you may feel guilty about leaving an emotionally abusive person

  • April 30, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Guilt, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
If you’ve considered leaving an emotionally abusive person but guilt has stopped you from making an exit, make sure that guilt is justified and not implanted or based on...
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Don’t let emotional abuse take your decisions away

  • April 15, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Relationships
Sometimes in an emotionally abusive relationship, you have a big decision to make. That decision may be to leave, or perhaps you want to stand up and honor yourself....
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What's acceptable behavior in the relationship?

What’s acceptable behavior in the relationship

  • April 15, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Arguments, Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Relationships
When a relationship is difficult, it’s helpful to have an established baseline of acceptable behavior. If you don’t know what is acceptable and what isn’t, how can you possibly...
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Is it reactive abuse or a normal response to emotionally abusive behavior?

  • March 18, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Anger, Arguments, Boundaries, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting
“Am I the abuser?” It’s a question I get a lot. In this article, I’ll share what reactive abuse is and how you can be pushed to the limit...
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What is emotional abuse? How do I know when it’s time to leave? And other important questions.

  • March 11, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Relationships
Sometimes it helps to know what to look for in your relationship and how a relationship is supposed to look when you just aren’t happy or are dealing with...
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Can you be in a toxic relationship for so long there’s no turning back?

  • February 17, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Codependency, Emotional Abuse, Enabling, Relationships
Months can seem like an eternity when you’re in a toxic relationship, but what about years? Can you not only survive a relationship like that, but also thrive if...
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Do they benefit from your response to their hurtful behavior?

  • February 3, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • breadcrumbing, Emotional Abuse, Guilt, Manipulation, Relationships
Some hurtful behavior can have a secondary benefit to the person hurting you. Some behaviors can cause you to react in such a way that brings the hurtful person...
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The slow disintegration of the deepest part of who you are

  • January 10, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth, Shame
Emotional abuse has an insidious way of disintegrating the very core of who you are. It’s a process that can turn you into a shell of your former self....
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The guilt from believing you could have done more

  • December 30, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Children, Emotional Abuse, Forgiveness, Guilt, Physical Abuse, Relationships
A mom wrote to me and said that she is blaming herself for not doing the right job parenting her abusive son. Guilt is plaguing her and she wants...
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