Ignorar a sua saúde mental nunca é uma boa ideia. Saiba mais sobre a origem dos seus sentimentos e consulte os nossos conselhos sobre como se sentir confortável na sua própria pele, ao mesmo tempo que melhora a sua vida quotidiana.
Accepting that we’re in an abusive relationship is harder than leaving one, because we are ashamed to admit that we stayed in such a relationship. We are ashamed that we’re the ones who let it happen. I was ashamed that I was stupid enough to let him get away with his behavior. He was killing…
Rebuilding yourself after abuse takes time and it can seem scary once you’re free from such a relationship, but always remember that you’re not alone. You’re not weak, you’re strong for leaving such a hell. You may be broken, but you have this amazing ability to rebuild yourself all over again, from scratch. You have…
Even if he used words instead of fists, it was still abuse. Maybe he never hit you but his words hurt you more than any slap in your face or any kick with his leg. And the worst thing was that you thought that he would change. You thought that you were just having a…
Throughout your life you may encounter people who take advantage of your insecurities so they make them bigger, never allowing you to have self-confidence or to love the person you are. They use verbal abuse in the form of sarcasm to make it all seem like it’s a joke but you’re always the one who…
As much as we would like to ignore it, domestic abuse is real and it’s happening every day. We could be victims without even knowing it, or maybe ignoring it, because not everyone is strong enough to walk away from their abuser. It’s the person we fell in love with, it’s the person we dedicated…
Living through an emotionally and physically abusive relationship was the hardest experience of my young life. You never think a relationship like that will happen – let alone define you. I always used to cast judgment on stories I’d heard of women who stayed in these poisonous partnerships. I used to ask myself, “Why don’t…
The problem is not that you are bipolar. The problem is that you use your illness as an excuse to justify your poor behavior. I’m not insinuating that you don’t have a legit diagnosis, and I’m also not trying to say that you can control your behavior. I know that you can’t. What you could…
How long would you last in an abusive relationship? Would you be able to leave the first time something happened, even though you would be leaving a man you loved? Could you learn to keep your mouth shut because you felt like you had to? Keep it in and keep quiet. I’ve dealt with the…
I am fortunate to have known many different types of personalities throughout my life. However, that meant also dealing with people who are quite negative, which can be challenging. They never have anything nice to say about anyone, they look for the worst in people and they put you down, but ever so subtly so…
They say I have a gypsy soul. The soul of a traveler and constant wanderer. The soul that makes my free spirit long for some new parts of the earth I haven’t discovered yet. There is nothing better than having your bags always packed and ready to go, just in case some new traveling opportunity…