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, [...]
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Also tagged abuse, abusive relationship, anger, confrontation, 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 [...]
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Posted in Emotional Abuse, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Uncategorized
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Also tagged abuse, aggression, appreciation, domestic violence, feelings, forgiveness, hidden anger, humiliation, resilience
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February 18, 2010 – 1:09 am
There is this article at Ezinearticles, that we want to share with you:
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 [...]
December 31, 2009 – 4:49 pm
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 [...]
December 7, 2009 – 3:11 pm
There is an interesting article published in Ezine Articles recently. It deals with the possibility of healing the relationship when there is passive aggressive behavior displayed by one of the partners. This article, by Louis Clichot is aptly named:
“Can a Passive Aggressive Marriage Be Healed?
and can be found here:
Can a Passive Aggressive Marriage be Healed
Enjoy, [...]
December 1, 2009 – 3:04 pm
Emotional scars are invisible scars that follow us for life!
A new study by Florida State University researchers has found that people who were verbally abused as children grow up to be self-critical adults prone to depression and anxiety. Of the whole sample population, an staggering 30% reported that they were often verbally abused by their [...]
September 2, 2009 – 10:11 pm
Sometimes, when wives ask themselves: Why is he behaving in this nasty way? they try to find an answer to the sadness and disappointment of having to live with an abusive person.
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 [...]
What is verbal abuse? the use of verbal communication to control, put down, and diminish the other person’s self-image. This is a move in the greater battle between people, the “who controls whom” power play.
Sometimes couples have an implicit contract by which they will allow the other to “keep them in their place,” so stifling [...]