When women out of fear deny what they are experiencing under an emotionally abusive husband, they help perpetuate this behavior. It is not helping to “keep the marriage going,” but is creating permission for abuse.
By neilwarner
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Posted in Emotional Abuse, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationships, Self-Esteem
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Also tagged abuse, aggression, angry husband, Cold Shoulder, conflict, confrontation, critique, domestic violence, Emotional Abuse, fight, forgiveness, frustration, humiliation, loneliness, negative emotions
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February 24, 2012 – 10:48 am
If you could change something about your relationship, what would it be? More respect? More trust? More commitment? We all have times where our partners don’t give us what we want, but sometimes we also don’t get what we need - the basic foundation traits of a healthy relationship. Without our basic relationship needs being [...]
By alfaprima
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Posted in Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationship Repair, Relationships, Self-Esteem
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Also tagged aggression, anger, Cold Shoulder, conflict, confrontation, critique, frustration, humiliation, isolation, loneliness, love, negative emotions, reconciliation, Relationships, resentment, verbal abuse
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January 20, 2012 – 4:19 pm
New research is turning our old assumptions on human nature on their heads…like the belief that humans are rational decision-makers. They are emotional decision-makers…and this new framing opens a world of new possibilities for understand our behavior.
By alfaprima
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Posted in Anger Management, Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationship Repair, Relationships
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Also tagged aggression, attitude change, Cold Shoulder, conflict resolution, control, croc brain, emotional decision-making, emotions, happiness, negative emotions, old brain, Self-Esteem, threat
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September 30, 2011 – 11:41 am
When and how is our need for love and connection denied?
In the interpersonal relationship field, we are always doing this dance of connecting and isolating ourselves, going between togetherness and individual action.
But what about group interaction?
By alfaprima
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Posted in Emotional Abuse, Relationships, Self-Esteem
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Also tagged abuse, belonging, brain, bullying, communication, Emotional Abuse, emotional needs, emotional pain, interaction, ostracization, ostracized, rejected, relationship conflict, Relationships, Self-Esteem
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There is a slow way of killing the reciprocal love we all begin our married life with….composed of small, daily disappointments that will end up destroying reciprocal respect. What are they? Here is the list of all communication activities that enforce the idea that one spouse is better than the other: interruption of spouse’s explanation [...]
By alfaprima
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Posted in Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationships
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Also tagged appreciation, conflict resolution, control, critique, frustration, negative emotions, passive aggressive, reconciliation, resentment
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