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Martha Mitchell Effect The Martha Mitchell Effect is the process by which a psychiatrist, psychologist, or other mental health clinician mistakes the patient's...
Andrea and all, Those are great suggestions! Everyone has their own way of dealing with what we have all been through or are going through and I know when I...
I have been in this group for awhile now, but just haven't been that active in posting new stuff. I have the new posts e-mailed to me so I have viewed some of...
How is everybody today? I am myself feeling pretty good. I am having a hard time decided if I should let go of my emotionally/verbally abusive boyfriend. This...
Hello, I have read your post, and I have learned something. I had no idea that abuse could cause OCD. That is pretty interesting to me. Anyway...how are things...
i have had the worst weekend in my life my husband has been drinking mouthwash all weekend. when he for got about it i dumped it i have been sleeping on the...
Sarah -- very well put! Pat ... dealing with what we have all been through or are going through and I know when I first joined here I was like a sponge and...
Hi Vickie, I know this is all very difficult. I finally left my alcoholic VA (14 years & 3 children later) after 3 years in al-anon. I started with al-anon...
Well first off my name is Laura. I am 24 years old and have 4 children. I have been with the same man since I was 15. For 9 years I have been making excuses...
... Laura, Welcome to the group. ... Wow!!!! =-O Are there quads, triplets or, twins in your family? ... That is sad. ... I know the feeling. ... So, There...
Hi, My bf can be the same way with me eventhough we don't have kids. He sometimes makes threats over something dumb. Wow you are so young to have all those...
Oh, wow. I feel for you. I have 5 daughters-22,14,13,4, and 15 months. And I know how hard it is- there is never enough time to get everything done and most...
Oh, Laura, my heart aches for you. I have been where you are and I know how difficult it seems for you to get out. But get out you must! I stayed with my VA...
Welcome. I only have one daughter (one child in all), but I do really relate with you. My VA is exactly like you describe your VA. It really hurt to hear the...
Hello. Thanks for your response. Well they don't know exactly what causes OCD, but it is known to be a stress induced disorder. Through my therapy, support...
Hi, I?didn't catch all of your conversations about the OCD issue but i'm pretty sure it (abuse)?can cause fybromyalgia (also?a stress induced disorder)?as...
Thanks so much for a wonderful message. You are exactly right in what you've just said. Our VA's have done alot more damage and hurt to us then we will ever...
This is all so true. As I put more and more time between me and my VA I notice more and more things changing that he (and as a result I, too, because I had...
Greetings. I feel I have lucked out finding this site, a place to actually write all the goings on...and maybe, just maybe if I am lucky, someone will read...
Hello. I do know how you feel. Even though I did leave, and have stayed gone from my VA husband for now 10 months. I do truely know how hard it can be and is...
I had anorexia and bulimia for a long time and eating dinner with my parents was hell. I remember one time my dad threw a butter knife at me cause I wouldn't...
Kathy, I know this poor behavior is much more heartbreaking when you also have a child to consider...in that way, I am lucky. No kids. I applaud you for doing...
I'm with you. I've been married for 17 years and I am trying to figure out why I can't leave. I filed for legal seperation and told him he had to go to anger...
A few years ago I realized I was not the same person I used to be and didn't know what had happened to me. I spent several years in therapy and in marriage...
I have been in a similar place and know the wall you are facing. Even though your emotions are high, I think you might find these books very helpful, as anyone...
Deborah, I felt the same way as you for the past year with the man I was involved with. I knew that the ONE way to leave him, the only way, would be to tell...
Understanding why men stay in abusive relationships or remain silent... Do any of these questions sound familiar? "Why don't you leave if it's that bad?"...
Why Do Women Stay? Question: Dear Sir, I have a friend who has been married for almost twenty years, but whose husband is abusing her emotionally and...
Deborah! Your feelings are not uncommon with people who know they need to get out from under a nasty and probably dangerous situation, but just can't do it....
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