Defending Yourself Against Verbal and Emotional Abuse *Different authors may offer different suggestions on how to deal with verbal and emotional abuse. This...
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Hi Folks! I meant to add: I personally think the suggestions in this article are excellent! Even so, I do know that some targets try the "act uninterested" ...
Teenage Relationship Abuse Children who live in homes where abuse occurs are also the victims of the violence. They may be injured by an act of violence,...
Hi Folks! I am really sorry, however, due to circumstances presently I have not been able to read/reply to everyone's off list e-mails to me yet. Please...
Understanding Why Targets Stay Side Note: As most of you know, these groups are geared toward those who want or feel compelled to leave a domestic abuser or...
Help! I Still Love My Abuser! In a recent email, a reader asked the following question: "Why do I continue to feel love for this person that abused me? I...
Hi Folks! I want to express my gratitude to those members who took the time to give validation of my predicament off list! Thank you! I particularly liked...
VERBAL ABUSE QUOTE OF THE WEEK "Verbal abuse, as with other kinds of abuse, most often occurs in secret. This means there may not be anyone who has seen what...
Followup: I ended the friendship with this ex "best" friend (I will refer to him as "C") a long while back because of his passive-aggressiveness. Still, he...
THE CYCLE OF ABUSE A relationship begins in the honeymoon phase. Over time, tension starts building. Usually when the abuser feels that the victim is...
ABUSER MENTALITY DURING CYCLE OF VIOLENCE Abuse — The abuser lashes out with aggressive or violent behavior. The abuse is a power play designed to show the...
MIND GAMES Mind Games: 1 An act or series of acts of calculated psychological manipulation; especially in order to confuse, deceive, or intimidate. Often...
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Well, folks, I can't tell you how relieved I am that the summer will be over relatively soon because the compressor RP (Repair Program) installed outside my...
ROMEO'S BLEEDING: "When Mr. Right Turns Out To Be Mr. Wrong" Roger Melton, M.A., L.M.F.T., CEAP (Retired) OBGYN.net Editorial Advisor Table of Contents...
TACTICS OF ABUSIVE WOMEN Some of these are female exclusive types of abuse that you won't find in books which are geared toward abused women (i.e., men just...
Why Do Abused Men Stay? Do any of these questions sound familiar? "Why don't you leave if it's that bad?" or "How can you let this happen?" or "If I was you...
Mind Games and Stealing Here's a good example of an abuser not only stealing from you, but playing mind games with you in an effort to cover up their...
For those targets/codependents who are "addicted" to their partner... LOVE ADDICTION... WHAT IS IT? WHO GETS IT? AND WHY? by Brenda Schaeffer Real love is not...
Typical Kinds of Love Addicts by Susan Peabody In the last decade, a lot has changed in the world of love addiction. Not that love addiction itself has...
SAFETY PLAN AND 50+ WAYS TO LEAVE AN ABUSER Targets planning to leave their abuser typically have few resources, are frightened, and feel guilty. Here are...
This Excerpt: Losses, Seen and Unseen Tears and Healing Reflections Collected Essays, Excerpts, and Commentary by Richard Skerritt (Formerly Richard, 21CP) ...
Additional Commentary: Folks, I thought I'd share the following which I read in an article (I forget the name of the article offhand, sorry, because it was...
The BIG Question: Has He Changed or is it Wishful Thinking? *Please note that just about any articles posted on EVA and CoDependents can apply to "she" has...
Can I Change? Five Short Chapters on Change *The "hole" as applied to dysfunctional and abusive relationships! Chapter 1. I walk down a street and there's a...