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Getting conned into taking an unhealed abuser back

  • May 6, 2026
  • Emotional Abuse, Healing, Manipulation, Relationships, Trauma bond
They’ve changed! At least, they seem to have changed. They act like a new person, so this must be for real, right? So you take them back! Then, not...
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They say they love you but they hurt you anyway

  • April 29, 2026
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, Forgiveness, Guilt, Healing, Relationships, self-worth
When someone tells you they love you but continues to hurt you, something fundamental breaks down in the relationship. You start questioning everything. You wonder if love is supposed...
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When you won’t see an emotionally abusive person change

  • April 28, 2026
  • Boundaries, Control, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Manipulation, Relationships
You can’t fix what or who is unwilling to be fixed. And when someone would rather you and the relationship suffer and crumble than work on improving themselves, you...
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Did you sign up for a life of indentured servitude?

  • April 22, 2026
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Manipulation, Relationships, self-worth
If you feel trapped in a maze of emotional manipulation, hoping for a change that never comes, you might realize you’ve signed up for something you didn’t expect and...
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I feel like a bad person for being abusive back

  • March 30, 2026
  • Anger, Emotional Abuse, Guilt, Healing, Relationships, Resentment
Sometimes, emotionally abusive people heal and change. But sometimes they just… change. Either way, when the victim of their behavior gets a “break”, they might discover a lot of...
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The healed emotional abuser is more than just a behavioral change

  • March 19, 2026
  • Boundaries, Control, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Manipulation, Narcissism, Relationships
I’ve seen emotionally abusive people heal and become completely different people. You wouldn’t even recognize them! And when you no longer recognize the person who’s hurt you over and...
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Do we talk about divorce during the argument or the calm period

  • March 19, 2026
  • Arguments, Boundaries, Control, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Relationships
When you’ve decided to leave the emotionally abusive relationship, when is divorce put on the table for discussion? Should you bring it up during a heated argument when emotions...
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Do I accept that this is how theyll be forever

  • February 11, 2026
  • Boundaries, Codependency, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Relationships
Some behaviors are unacceptable. Some people are unacceptable. But what should you accept and what should you do when you can’t accept? Emotional abuse has a tendency to make...
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When you are a captive audience to the emotionally abusive monologuer

  • December 30, 2025
  • Control, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Guilt, Manipulation, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
The endless monologue of some emotionally abusive people is a tactic that keeps you silent and submissive. It’s designed to wear you down until you finally give in.
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Ive stopped being abusive, let’s have sex

  • December 4, 2025
  • Emotional Abuse, Forgiveness, Healing, Podcast Episode, Relationships
Some emotionally abusive people do heal. And once they do, they might feel the relationship will be great from that point on. What they don’t consider is that the...
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