Greetings, I commend you on your strength! You are on the right path. I thought I'd post a recent article I wrote which you might find of use. It offers a...
Is the book "You Don't Have to Take it Anymore: Turn Your Resentful, Angry, or Emotionally Abusive Relationship into a Compassionate, Loving One" by Steve...
I am in a relationship with a man that has a 13 year old daughter. I have been raising this child for 7 years, and these days she calls the shots. He doesn't...
Colleen, It sounds like you are in a very tough place right now. Is the pain of your brothers saying 'I told you so' worse than the pain that you are in now?...
Greetings Colleen, I want to first say that I am sorry for your heart ache right now. Secondly, hun, the first time you left was right and the next move should...
Hi, I also am in a VA relationship with my husband of 22 years. I finally put my foot down and said he MUST get help. I have been getting help for the past 2 ...
Hi, I have been a member of this forum for a long time; I posted some at the beginning but have mostly been a lurker/reader. I am working on getting out of my...
Good morning every one. I am just checking in today. It's going to be short and sweet this morning, I am not feeling to great mentally or physicaly. Mentally...
Hi, group Most of the time I am ok, but I am feeling so sad. I miss my Va. Of course, I don't miss the abuse, but it wasn't always bad. I take out the...
Hey Lilly, Hugs! Thousands of hugs for you from me. Remember that the best revenge is success! Email me I'm here, if you need! Juce ... Of ... out the journal...
Hi, I would definitly say something. Take him aside one on one, not to embarress him in front of your daughter, and tell him that he is acting like a child....
Hello friends, I have a new yahoo addy that is totally ananamus. Due to creepy people im'ng me and some people from the past have found me, I had to get a new...
I guess I should say that he is not the kind of person you can talk to - he is always sure he is right and everyone else is wrong. Kind of like that...
I have read this book, and am actually trying to work through its exercises; but, I have not yet given it to my husband. The thing I like about the premise of...
I know this sounds mean as hell - but if she is well over 400 lbs then she will probably be dead soon and you will be free. Wait until she is sleeping then...
He has no right to the child support. That is from your ex-husband to support your son. In a normal marriage I would say that in all fairness a small...
I'm a 49 year old woman who has cerebral palsy. Up until almost 2 years ago, I lived with my parents, who abused & neglected me emotionally. I was also...
... in ... I grew up in a verbally abusive household. My father was the one who used to bash my mom all the time and occasionally me. But now he is six feet...
Thank you so much. You sound a lot like me and my situation. One of my biggest problems has been that although my husband is definitely, very VA, I have...
I am new to this but I need someone to hear me and let me know what they think. I am in a relationship with an abusive man who is my husband. When he gets...
Lilly, Living with a verbal/emotional abuser is never good. They only 'build you up, just so they can tear you down', at their leisure. My ex-fiance has...
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Greetings to the group... just joined last week, so I thought I should introduce myself. I'm 36, just separated from VA 48-yr-old husband for second time... ...
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PT 2: HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE BEING ABUSED? Answer The first thing you need to know is that this is not your fault. You are not responsible for how this man...
Unsilencing Emotional Abuse By Eileen Ackerman Emotional abuse is the silent victimization of one's mind, body and spirit. Silence allows this crushing...
PT 1: HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE BEING ABUSED? Answer You know you are abused when parts of your life become unexplainable. These are the things that you would...