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The thoughts and beliefs that allow toxic behavior to seep into your relationship

  • January 24, 2022
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Codependency, deception, Emotional Abuse, Enabling, Minimizing, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
You are not to blame for getting into a toxic relationship. It is not your fault. However, there is a way you process bad behavior that may be working...
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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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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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When you feel guilty for leaving an emotionally abusive person

Six reasons you may feel guilty about leaving an emotionally abusive person

  • April 30, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Guilt, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
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...
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The slow disintegration of the deepest part of who you are

  • January 10, 2021
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth, Shame
Emotional abuse has an insidious way of disintegrating the very core of who you are. It’s a process that can turn you into a shell of your former self....
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You have to protect the most important person in your world from hurtful behavior

  • December 10, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
The very core of who you are is what can get compromised when you are in an emotionally abusive relationship. That’s why many victims of emotional abuse say that...
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How the emotional abuser takes your empowerment tools away from you

  • September 10, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Arguments, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Manipulation, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
What is one of the most effective forms of emotional abuse? When the abusive person takes everything that empowers you away from you. All your tools and resources become...
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You deserve to be treated with nothing less than respect and kindness

  • August 28, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Healing, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
When you’ve been mistreated for so long, you may begin to feel less worthy of love and affection. You might actually start to believe that you deserve bad behavior...
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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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Toxic relationships can disintegrate your strength and confidence, but you can get it back

  • June 16, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Emotional Abuse, Healing, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth
When the toxic relationship has worn you down, taken away your ability to think clearly, and chiseled away at your confidence and mental strength, it might be time to...
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