Learn the signs of emotional and physical abuse and how to protect yourself from toxic patterns in relationships with your partner, friends or family.
Silent abuse is something that people don’t know so much about. When you mention abuse, you immediately get the image of a man threatening a woman while she is screaming and running away from him. That is not all. In fact, that is just the tip of the iceberg. Another kind of abuse, which in…
What is emotional manipulation? You hear this term over and over again nowadays, but do you know exactly what it means? Do you know what happens to you when you are emotionally manipulated? Well, emotional manipulation is a behavior that makes someone change their attitude and the way they think through abusive methods. If you…
Have you ever been in a position where you don’t believe yourself? In a situation where you question your own thoughts? Have you ever caught yourself doubting your own sanity? Caught yourself wondering whether you’re seeing things right or if you’re imagining things? I really hope you haven’t. Because I have and I wouldn’t wish…
Everyone will admit the fact that a relationship with a gaslighter/narcissist is extremely harmful and dangerous. However, everyone talks about the impact it leaves on you while you’re a direct victim of this abuser; the impact it leaves while you’re still involved with him. Sadly, these consequences don’t end with the end of your toxic…
I’m going to tell you my story but please don’t just read it, then judge me and forget all about it the next moment. I really can’t take it anymore. I don’t want to be judged for my past actions anymore. I don’t want to say mistakes because I still don’t think this was my…
You told me I was hard to love, that I was incapable of feeling anything, that I was a fucking cold and emotionless wall. You lied and you convinced me that you deserved more and still you never gave me anything in return. You turned the past around, convincing me I did things which I…
My husband was an emotional sneaky bastard—a complete psycho. He was physically, sexually and most importantly, emotionally abusive. Let me tell you just one thing—words f**king HURT! He knew that and that was his strongest weapon! When we split, after 12 years of marriage, it hit me—a sudden realization, a summing up if you will,…
When you get your heartbroken by someone you thought would stay by your side forever, your entire world collapses. Besides feeling this enormous pain that is breaking you apart on the inside, you also lose faith that you could find happiness ever again. You shut yourself off and you give up on the possibility of…
I don’t get attached anymore because I learned that people will leave me no matter how good I was to them. Sooner or later they will make a problem out of nothing and because of their pride, they will just cross me off the list of their friends. And I will end up in tears…
We all like to think that we are unique. But, what we usually forget is that we are all human, as well. And it is in our nature to make mistakes. It is our nature to trust someone whether he deserves it or not. These things can happen to anyone—no matter how special and unique…