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A clever manipulation tactic that makes you believe you are the problem

  • March 2, 2024
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Arguments, Control, Crazymaking, deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Manipulation
There’s a clever manipulation that can happen in some emotionally abusive relationships. It starts with superficial kindness and vague promises and leads to blameshifting and avoiding true accountability. This...
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When they believe they've changed

  • February 17, 2023
  • Paul Colaianni
  • deception, Emotional Abuse, Healing, lying, Relationships
I get messages from those who are with someone who claims to have changed, but something doesn’t feel right to them. What they feel is usually accurate. There are...
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Some people would rather hurt you than be vulnerable with you

  • July 11, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Control, Emotional Abuse, lying, Manipulation, Relationships
Some people become highly defensive or offensive when they want to hide something from you, or lie to you, or don’t want to be vulnerable with you, because it’s...
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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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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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Understanding the addict in the manipulative relationship

  • October 19, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Codependency, Control, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Enabling, lying, Manipulation
Dealing with a manipulative and controlling relationship is bad enough, but what happens when the person doing the bad behavior is also dealing with addiction? What if the addiction...
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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
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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Breaking the patterns of bad behavior that diminish your worth and well-being

  • July 1, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Manipulation, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
Every now and then someone you care about makes a mistake and says or does something to make you feel bad. These one-offs are forgivable. They could be having...
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Emotional abuse drains you and makes you believe terrible things about yourself

  • May 22, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Control, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Manipulation, Minimizing, Narcissism, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth, Shame
There is a direct cause and effect when you are exposed to manipulative and controlling behavior. It can take a physical toll on you and cause you to believe...
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Connecting all the dots of emotionally abusive and manipulative behavior

  • March 24, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • breadcrumbing, Control, Crazymaking, Dating, deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Manipulation, Relationships
Sometimes you just can’t figure out if perhaps what you’re experiencing is abusive or manipulative behavior. You may even think perhaps you’re overreacting or seeing things wrong. In this...
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