Is it hard for you to handle confrontation? It could be you are fighting with someone, witnessing a fight, or need to tell someone that they’ve upset you – the situation makes your palms sweat, your stomach hurt, or you voice crack. These are all … [Read more...]
Emotional Abuse: Do You Abuse Others?
It is usually painless to ask yourself whether or not you love someone. However, it is much harder to ask yourself whether or not you cause them emotional pain. When do you know that you are abusing someone you love? To immediately ask yourself, … [Read more...]
Emotional Abuse – Overt and Covert
In recognizing forms and signs of abuse, it is necessary to establish that abuse can take many forms, and they are not always as obvious as yelling or beating. Overt abuse is the more obvious form of abuse. The abuser is often aggressive and … [Read more...]
Emotionally Abusive Relationships – Stop them
Creating “Terms and Conditions” in an Emotionally Abusive Relationship Healing from emotional abuse rarely starts with a change in the abuser – it starts with a change in the victim. You, as the victim, must affirm your need for a healthy … [Read more...]
Do you have a plan for your own life?
There are two ways of doing life: a) Living life as it happens, in a naive way, adapting yourself to what life dishes out to you ( as the facts of family of origin; level of poverty/wealth; educational possibilities; personal health, etc), being … [Read more...]
