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...
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.
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...
If you’ve ever questioned how to forgive yourself for choosing your own well-being over an abusive partner, you’re not alone. Victims of abusive behavior almost always feel like they’ve...
The trauma bond can be one of the most difficult “bonds” to break. If you find yourself obsessively attached to someone who hurts you, please read this article. Your...
The emotionally abusive relationship can sometimes be hard to define. How long must abusive behavior go on before one actually admits that what’s really happening is abuse?
How do you know when it’s time to instigate a split? If your partner’s behavior leaves you feeling oppressed and defeated, and they refuse to change, and they also...
The way someone talks about their relationship reveals a lot. Abuse victims and perpetrators each have their own language patterns. Knowing these language patterns will help you understand which...
Breadcrumbing can be a manipulative way to keep someone in your mind so that you can’t fully move forward, keeping you as a pawn in another person’s game. In...
In abusive relationships, it might be difficult or even impossible to discern which parts of yourself are truly you and which are shaped by the abuse. What does it...