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Can depression be used for manipulation?

  • April 20, 2022
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Codependency, Control, Emotional Abuse, Enabling, Guilt, Manipulation, Relationships
There can be some good excuses for hurtful behavior. With some excuses, it can be hard to differentiate between fact and fiction.  When someone uses their condition or illness...
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The needy and clingy people that become emotionally abusive

  • January 5, 2022
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Codependency, Control, Emotional Abuse, Family, Guilt, Jealousy, Relationships
Needy and clingy people can become obsessive and emotionally abusive. They will find ways to keep tabs on you so that they are always on your mind. They need...
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Who are you when you’re not in a toxic relationship?

  • July 30, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Codependency, Emotional Abuse, Guilt, Manipulation, Narcissism, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
Every wonderful aspect of you can diminish when you are with a toxic person. They find ways to convince you that you are unworthy and unlovable so that you...
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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
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, 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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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 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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I want you to change: The toxic elements of the difficult relationship

  • June 4, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Anger, Control, Emotional Abuse, Guilt, influence, Manipulation, Relationships
We can spend so much time hoping the other person will change so that our life will be better, but we end up missing out on a lot of...
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You will never, ever be good enough for a manipulative and controlling person

  • November 27, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Guilt, Manipulation, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
Should you love more, do more, or be more for another person who never seems to be happy? One method of control is to make sure you’re always trying...
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