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When your friends and family get convinced that you’re the hurtful one

  • December 25, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Emotional Abuse, Family, Relationships
It’s hard enough dealing with a hurtful person. You know they are going to show up in a certain way almost every time so you get used to it....
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Is telling them you’re leaving better than just leaving?

  • December 1, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Arguments, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Relationships
What’s the best course of action when it comes to leaving the emotional abuser? Should you sit them down and have the “the talk”? Or is talking going to...
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Is an emotional affair okay when you can’t get your needs met?

  • November 14, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Infidelity, Relationships
When you’re in any type of difficult or emotionally abusive relationship, a violation of your relationship boundaries has probably already taken place. After all, you didn’t sign up to...
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Afraid of staying and afraid of leaving

  • November 4, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Codependency, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Relationships
When you’ve had enough and you can’t take anymore, but you stay and take more, you end up in an endless cycle of love and abuse. If you’re afraid...
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The type of person that doesn’t deserve a second chance

  • October 22, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Control, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Physical Abuse, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
How bad does it have to get before you’re convinced that the person you’re dealing with is never, ever going to change? And how much more hurtful behavior has...
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When you want them to hurt

  • October 15, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Anger, Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Relationships
What happens when the hurtful behavior stops and you are free to be yourself? Does the relationship now go back to normal like nothing ever happened? It can, but...
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When the emotionally abusive person leaves the relationship

  • October 10, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Relationships
Emotionally abusive people usually drain all of your energy. It’s rare that they leave the relationship because they get their power from taking yours. There can be two or...
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When you want it to be over and they don’t

  • September 24, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Children, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Relationships
What happens when you’ve had enough of the bad behavior and want the other person to leave you alone? In a family situation, that might be easier to do...
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Subtle abusive behavior is meant to hurt you in a very specific way

  • September 17, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Dating, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Relationships
Emotional abuse in any relationship is made up of numerous behaviors, many of which can be quite hard to detect. When you’re trying to pinpoint the exact behaviors causing...
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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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