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 [...]
All couples need to learn the fine art of keeping their marriages alive and growing. We bring from our own families of origin some habits that left uncontrolled can be lethal to a love relationship. Even if you are honestly working to stay away from the deadly couple traps listen here, it will not be [...]
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. [...]
There are times when neglect is not casual, but a little more straightforward. In some situations one person in the relationship is fairly explicit with what they need, asking for it and the other person manages to neglect that need, either directly or indirectly. This is absolutely poisonous to a relationship.
There is nothing that can [...]
A Passive Aggressive Husband Needs a Special Kind of Wife
Passive aggressive behavior does not happen in a vacuum; it requires an adequate partner to play the game with. This interaction is created between two people-one person who resists proximity and responsibility and the other one who accepts too much frustration to feel a minimum of [...]
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 [...]
Going forward on one of the purposes of this blog: to provide workable solutions for interpersonal quandaries, we are preparing a series that basically teach you “How to defend yourself from passive aggressive behaviors.”
Perhaps you think that there is very little to be done, and you are reduced to walk on eggshells around this person, [...]
Here we are exactly at that situation where you begin to look around, trying to find an explanation for the huge difference between the life you are having and the life you dreamed of….and the response is pointing directly at your partners’ behavior.
Dealing with passive-aggressive behavior is extremely challenging because a really good, effective passive [...]
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