How to Manage Verbal Abuse Unkind words hurt and can do a lot of emotional damage. The old adage, "Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never...
AZTerri writes: please note that some targets of abuse have disorders and addictions, too. I.e., a man might drink to buffer the pain of being abused by his...
PT 1: Emotional Abusers WARNING: May have explicit language. Also, please note that any of this can apply to female abusers, too. In fact, some of the...
PT 2: Emotional Abusers WARNING: May have explicit language. Also, please note that any of this can apply to female abusers, too. In fact, some of the...
PT 3: Emotional Abusers (Conclusion) WARNING: May have explicit language. Also, please note that any of this can apply to female abusers, too. In fact, some of...
Nothing on earth consumes a man more completely that the passion of resentment. -- Fredrich Nietzsche Our obsession with controlling other people, and our...
Our Greatest Fear Marianne Williamson from her book A Return to Love Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond...
Love Addiction Love Addiction consists of three components: Romance, Relationship, and Sexual Addiction. Love addiction is often perceived to be "less...
Obsessive Love Addicts and Other Kinds of Love Addicts Brief intro: In the last decade, a lot has changed in the world of love addiction. Not that love...
Pseudo Love "Love addiction" is about pseudo love, about the external, stereotypic appearance of love. It is not about love. While a love addict may look as...
What Is Love? by Brenda Schaeffer Love. Of all the mysteries that enchant us, love may be the one most sought after. On earth we have elevated love in art and...
I guess we can do it this way, too! Here are three questionnaires (sex, romance, dependent love) to test whether it is love or addiction. Among the questions...
This is an illusion that you won't believe! If your eyes follow the movement of the rotating pink dot in the picture below, you will only see one color, ...
Codependence Comes from Pain... Codependency: A Family Perspective By unknown author Edited by DR Irene Codependence is a set of maladaptive, compulsive...
Codependency Q and A What is codependency? What's the definition? How do I know if I’m codependent? Isn’t everyone codependent? Why do we become...
Some Causes of Codependency A Definition of Codependency (a) "A codependent person is one who has let another person's behavior affect him or her, and who is...
The Angry Person's Codependence by Dr. Irene Matiatos _http://www.drirene.com/inside.htm_ (http://www.drirene.com/inside.htm) HAPPY NEW YEAR! Be who you are...
If only the abuser would stop! Codependency and addiction to chaos... Ironically, codependency isn't about other people - it's about the relationship with...
Before some of you ask, as invariably some members do, not ALL codependents are passive! There are different degrees and stages of codependency, so that some...
Just FYI: I didn't write this piece. I don't know who did. Just so everyone knows because sometimes people reply to articles I post and it looks as if I wrote...
Abuse cloaked in the guise of caring or love... Many people find it difficult to determine what constitutes emotional abuse. The media is full of information...