If you told a “normal” person they were being emotionally abusive, you’d think they’d back off and re-evaluate their behavior. After all, people who care about you don’t want...
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...
The two sides of emotional abuse are the perpetrator and the victim. Sometimes the victim can’t tell if there’s abusive behavior or just normal relationship difficulties. Sometimes the hurtful...
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...
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...
Sometimes in an emotionally abusive relationship, you have a big decision to make. That decision may be to leave, or perhaps you want to stand up and honor yourself....
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...
Sometimes it helps to know what to look for in your relationship and how a relationship is supposed to look when you just aren’t happy or are dealing with...
Months can seem like an eternity when you’re in a toxic relationship, but what about years? Can you not only survive a relationship like that, but also thrive if...
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...