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Gaslighting

Is your response to their bad behavior emotional abuse?

  • October 15, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Relationships
After months or years of being emotionally abused, you may find yourself doing behavior that resembles the same type of behavior you’re a victim to. If that’s the case,...
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Don’t show them how crazy you feel and sharing custody with the emotional abuser

  • August 7, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Children, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Narcissism, Relationships
Emotional abusers can make you feel crazy. They will convince you you’ve said things you didn’t say, they’ll remind you about conversations you’ve never had, and they may purposefully...
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shocked when they find out what emotional abuse you're going through

Emotional Abuse explained for your friends, family, attorney, therapist or anyone else that may need to know what you’re experiencing

  • August 4, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Crazymaking, deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Narcissism, Relationships
Emotional abuse victims have a very difficult time trying to explain what’s happening to them to their friends and family. Often, loving, supportive people may side with the abuser...
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thinking there is no happy future because you're in an emotionally abusive relationship

The toxic relationship alters your view of reality making you think your future is dark

  • July 16, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Narcissism, Relationships
When you’re in the thick of a toxic relationship, all you can see is a dark future with no way out. This skewed reality can actually keep you in...
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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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There is nothing you could have done differently, emotional abuse would have happened anyway

  • April 10, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Manipulation, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
Many emotional abuse victims believe they are at fault for the abuse as if there is something they did to bring it on. The short answer is there is...
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Yes, there are people that know how to control you and steal your power

  • March 23, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Manipulation, Relationships
We are often told that we can choose how to feel and that no one can actually control us. However, in emotional abuse and manipulation, that concept doesn’t seem...
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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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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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