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 [...]
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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 [...]
Emotional abuse is a serious problem that continues its lingering effect much longer than desirable. As a result of early emotional abuse, many victims develop chronic anger issues, which sometimes looks disconnected from the abuse source. Frequently in order to cope with emotional abuse, people must also identify and cope with the concomitant anger. [...]
In marriage, we have always this tug of war: which idea of marriage will we follow? If it happens that the husband is convinced of the merits of the traditional, hierarchical marriage, she then knows that her role has been designed for her. Submission and acceptance of her fate are already prescribed by society, religion [...]
Do you remember the times when it felt as if everything you did was being watched and scrutinized by your man, all done with a suspicious and angry attitude? As if trying to catch you on something despicable? Making you feel like a berated child?
It makes you feel always unsure of being accepted or loved…walking [...]
To get out of the depressed emotional state where our interactions with difficult and overbearing people put us, we need some learning. It is always comforting and strenghtening us to identify behaviors, put a name on them, see how other people react, and get a guide about what a normal, healthy relationship is….Whatever learning you [...]
Trying to understand the confusion that his message: “I love you” causes in your brain, because he says that while he is always busy with everything else but you?
Have you noticed that usually there is a thick curtain of technological devices between you and him, like his cell phone (always in a call with [...]
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 [...]
Marriage is a covenant that requires a delicate balance between the members: the expectation is of reciprocal support and acceptance. When this attitude is not offered by itself, as part of the deal, some basic trust is broken.
How this issue is broached, makes the whole difference. Can we ask for support without feeling humiliated and [...]
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