To get away from the chaos my ex husband was causing one night I went to the movies. It's always interesting what happens when you're not expecting it. I saw...
I had the most unnerving experience last night. My cell phone sometimes doesn't ring but goes right to voice mail. I saw my light blinking that I got a...
Yikes! Was he drunk (not that that excuses it; just wondering)? Isn't it amazing how you can feel so scared and shaken again just from one phone call. I think...
Hi Marilyn That sounds very scary. What a relief that you didn't have to speak to him. I am still with my stbx and very close to telling him - at least I...
Before I had even heard about emotional abuse I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I cannot for the life of me remember if I have posted about...
Hi Cockatoo, I'm glad that I could help with that....it is what I always have to remind myself as I have to interface with my X because we share a...
HOW YOU EXPLAINED THE WAY THINGS WENT DOWN HILL WITH YOUR EX AND WHO HE BECAME TO YOU WAS SO WELL PUT. THAT IS EXACTLY HOW IT IS. tHEN YOU LEAVE. HELENE ... ...
I've come to the decision that I should not contact him at all. My head is still reeling and I'm emotionally and physically drained from this ONE phone call. ...
Marilyn, I can only imagine what it's like to get that message- especially when it is the last person you thought would call you. I would have been shaken up...
-Good for you, Marilyn ! It is so easy to get caught up in their anger. I can't believe that I am still in the same house as my stbx. I did try to tell him...
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Hi Helene, I'm glad I could help on that one...yeah it was wierd trying to figure and sort out who was who.....until your'e like why am I trying to figure out...
I found a book yesterday called "Why Does He DO That?" by Lundy Bancroft. This guy has interviewed lots of abusers and he tells about how they think. I have...
You know they are really out of control of their rage when they start abusing you in front of younger children. It's embarrassing for them as well as you. I...
That is a GREAT book. It helps clarify how they think. Lundy counseled many abusers and heard all the stories as to "why" they did and do what they do. Of...
Just recently I discovered that I may have been verbally abused by my father. And now I am wondering if my husband is verbally abusive also. We have been...
Very True. The strange thing was that I was very calm. I calmly asked him to "stop" but he just got more and more angry. He has never done that before in...
Red, I am so very very glad you quit your job.? Even standing up to this woman will not let you get any closure.? She is slippery and evasive and determined...
Red, I have these symptoms too.? Lose my keys even while I am sitting in the front seat of the car, etc. The PTSD I believe simply makes you doubt and second...
I read this book and had my lady neighbor read it also and she said it was sooooooooooooo great and I also thought it was a lifechanging book.? It was meaty.?...
Red, I don't think it is a problem that You can't stand up to people like that.? For instance we don't have to worry about standing up to our nice girlfriends,...
The Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia Evans is an excellent book on recognizing verbal abuse and abusive behavior. Domestic violence is a cycle....
... Lundy Bancroft explains this so well in his book Why Does He Do That? It would be helpful for you to read the book so you can understand what is going on...
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