Child abuse is just as prevalent as it ever was, but now that the psychological effects of abuse are being studied in more depth, we are gaining more understanding about the effects of abuse on a person’s life, both as a child and an adult. Child abuse can lead to an adult who practices the same [...]
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Posted in Emotional Abuse, Healthy Marriage, Relationships, Self-Esteem, silent treatment
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Also tagged abuse, appreciation, Emotional Abuse, emotions, feelings, frustration, hidden anger, humiliation, isolation, respect
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April 29, 2011 – 12:23 pm
As we learn more and more about the human brain and conflict, we learn more about how to feel better in relationships, how to care for one another, and how to change negative energy into positive energy. For example – do you and your partner constantly fight? Are there certain behaviors that, whenever your partner [...]
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Posted in Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationships, Self-Esteem
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Also tagged angry husband, appreciation, attitude change, backstabbing, Cold Shoulder, conflict, conflict resolution, feelings, love, negative emotions, respect
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November 17, 2010 – 10:33 am
It’s difficult to escape popular understandings about fighting with other people, even loved ones. Do you remember the old clichés? “Fight fire with fire” “The best defense is a good attack” Most of your experiences teach you to respond to other person’s perceived attack with another attack, so the dispute instead of being resolved escalates [...]
By alfaprima
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Posted in Anger Management, Emotional Abuse, Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Relationships, Self-Esteem
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Also tagged aggression, attitude change, confrontation, Emotional Abuse, emotions, feelings, fight, frustration, healthy relationships, recognition, Self-Esteem
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October 5, 2010 – 10:24 am
We all deal with our personal emotional pain in different ways. Some are healthy, some are not. Good or bad, these ways in which we handle our pain are called “scripts.” They are the sequence of behaviors stored in our brains as “the way to do things.” Like in: “when we are upset with each [...]
By alfaprima
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Posted in Anger Management, Emotional Abuse, Marriage and Communications, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationships
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Also tagged angry husband, control, Emotional Abuse, frustration, healthy relationships, hidden anger, Self-Esteem
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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.
