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, [...]
By alfaprima
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Also tagged abusive relationship, anger, confrontation, Emotional Abuse, feelings, forgiveness, frustration, Healthy Marriage, hidden anger, loneliness, love
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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 [...]
February 26, 2010 – 7:41 pm
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 [...]
By alfaprima
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Posted in Emotional Abuse, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Uncategorized
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Also tagged aggression, appreciation, domestic violence, Emotional Abuse, feelings, forgiveness, hidden anger, humiliation, resilience
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February 3, 2010 – 6:40 pm
St. Valentine’s Day is coming again!
Can you ignore it? Of course you can…if it is too painful to remember what it means, right?
Basically, it reminds us of the excitement from love feelings. Love feelings? Ha, what were those, you might ask?
When you first fall in love, there are certain chemicals in your brain that make [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Sometimes, the key to a happy marriage is but a political one. Which one? the power sharing issue, of course!
The male desperation to keep the female under control by either physical, sexual, economic and psychological ways shows up in so many ways. If we see a husband controlling whatever resources the wife can have, [...]