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Love and Abuse

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Sep 30, 2020

One of the constants I've seen over and over again in emotionally abusive relationships is when the victim tries harder to please an unpleasable person.

No matter what they do or how hard they try, the hurtful and unkind person will remind them in many ways that it's still not enough.

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Sep 10, 2020

What is one of the most effective forms of emotional abuse? When the abusive person takes everything that empowers you away from you. All your tools and resources become their tools to use you and hurt you. When that happens, you feel like there's nothing left for you to do.

This is an important episode. I hope you get...


Sep 4, 2020

The first important point in a growing argument might be the most important one that gets glossed over. When that happens, the person trying to express what they're feeling or experiencing might feel invalidated. From that moment on, the point is lost and the conversation can spiral into anger and upset with no closure...