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Gaslighting

The battles that drain your power

  • December 23, 2022
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Arguments, Control, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Manipulation, Podcast Episode, 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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Subtle abusive behavior is meant to hurt you in a very specific way

  • September 17, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Dating, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Podcast Episode, 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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How many times does someone have to hurt you before you decide enough is enough?

  • June 11, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Guilt, lying, Manipulation, Podcast Episode
There’s a point when there has been enough abusive behavior where you decide you’re no longer going to stand for it and it’s time to take the next right...
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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, Podcast Episode, 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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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, Podcast Episode, 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, Podcast Episode
“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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How the emotional abuser takes your empowerment tools away from you

  • September 10, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Arguments, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Manipulation, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
What is one of the most effective forms of emotional abuse? When the abusive person takes everything that empowers you away from you. All your tools and resources become...
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Glossing over the first detail in an argument will make it fall apart fast

  • September 4, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Anger, Arguments, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, influence, Minimizing, Podcast Episode, Relationships
The first important point in a growing argument might be the most important one that gets glossed over. When that happens, the person trying to express what they’re feeling...
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You deserve to be treated with nothing less than respect and kindness

  • August 28, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Healing, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
When you’ve been mistreated for so long, you may begin to feel less worthy of love and affection. You might actually start to believe that you deserve bad behavior...
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What do you do when they're gaslighting you?

  • August 6, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Manipulation, Podcast Episode
Gaslighting, or “crazymaking” is one of the more insidious forms of emotional abuse. Those that do and say things to make you feel crazy want you to be stuck...
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