Unlike physical abuse, emotional abuse may not heal by itself over time. Given that its impact targets more the psychic areas than the body, you could be unconsciously scarred for a long period of time.
Because the damage is on the self-esteem and identity areas, healing emotional abuse means healing primarily both your mind and soul, [...]
The silent treatment, also known as the “cold shoulder treatment,” consists of feigned apathy, total silence, and being distant on purpose. One person displays an attitude of complete disinterest for the spouse, as if the other person would be a complete stranger.
This form of emotional abuse can be very disorienting. Being ignored on purpose by [...]
When you are a child, all the deal with the grown ups around you revolves on a single question: are they going to help you grow, develop and survive as to be happy as an adult? Or they either don’t care about you, getting you in serious danger of life, or are they going to [...]
Time ago, I saw this interesting piece of information: Dr Gottman’s study on married couples explained how it is possible to predict if they will stay married or divorce. How is this possible? Watch the first five minutes of a conflict between the sides of the couple, and you can know in 95% of the [...]
If you are reading this blog, is because there is a sad side of your relationship. Instead of having security and support, constant appreciation and warm contact, you get indifference, hostility and sometimes outright abuse.
It is sad, and sometimes you think: Am I going ever to be happy?
Today, with the excitement of the New [...]
Why having a great relationship is so important for all of us?
We cherish love stories because they show us that it is possible to be perfectly loved. All around us people talk about romance, soul-mates and endless love…while being in normal, safe but dull relationships. Is this a collective dream?
What are we all looking for [...]
Along the days and the years of your marriage, perhaps you were all the time completely aware of the nagging feeling haunting you…perhaps a tiny question: is this all? IS THIS RELATIONSHIP BE LIKE IT IS NOW FOR EVER?
You knew that there was not a lot of growth; more or less, both were growing old [...]
If you are going to get into a marriage with a passive aggressive person, you’d better have a very strong self-esteem. Which, of course, it is a silly piece of advice, because if you really had a healthy, sound, strong sense of who you are, then you will never put up with a passive aggressive [...]
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