Hi Kathy, //I don't think I can live with myself if I don't make an honest effort for working together on the marriage. // Yet another book suggestion. In this...
// Even an abusive marriage is still a marriage and you are suffering loss and grief!// And you're probably suffering more loss and grief, because you've lost...
I enjoyed reading that post titled "Things I don't miss about him" and thought I would make my own list and share it, too. Things I don't miss about him (And...
Kala, This is a really hard time. Every step you take feels lonely and alone. Look at all the lonely and alone steps you've already taken. Every step that was...
We can even say that the term selfish is compared with healthy boundaries in the eyes of the manipulator. Marilyn ... selfish ... eyes, ... have ... interpret...
//I don't think I can live with myself if I don't make an honest effort for working together on the marriage. // I felt the same way. I did everything in my...
Dentist <http://smilebank.blogspot.com/2008/05/dentist.html> Patient: "It must be tough spending all day with your hands in someone's mouth. "Dentist: "I just...
Remember this: When the abuser calls you names or says "you are"---- (fill in the blanks)..... That is called projection. Subconsciously he feels (what he is...
Dentist <http://smilebank.blogspot.com/2008/05/dentist.html> Patient: "It must be tough spending all day with your hands in someone's mouth. "Dentist: "I just...
Interesting. I do believe they are miserable unhappy beings. I don't know why they are like that, but I quit trying to evaluate why a long time ago. Who cares...
L, I have a question. I'm new to this group and don't understand what x/stbx stands for. Kathy ... Not so? ... gracefully. ... criticism. ... positivity. ... ...
No. He never called me "selfish" directly but would make broad generalizations such as "women have it easy..good..everyone sides with them" His favorite...
Sbx stands for Soon to be Ex ... From: kbeth222 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [Womans Emotional Abuse Support] Re: Have You Ever Been Labelled Selfish? ...
Bravo!! Enjoyed reading your list too! It's amazing how many common threads there are in these types of relationships. Katherine (not my real name either) ...
Hi. Last night we spent 5 hours in the animal hospital ER. My pretty baby Zoro has had a URI that took a turn for the worst yesterday. He started mouth...
When I first woke up to the abuse I realized that my ex labeled me all kinds of things. I wrote those labels on sticky tags and put them on myself. I wore...
Make sure his gums aren't turning blue. My cat's gums turned blue when he was sick. He wasn't getting enough oxygen. I noticed it and brought it to the vets...
No. His gums aren't blue. He's only 3 months old. They checked his heart and lungs yesterday and they were fine. I have nowhere else to keep the other...
That's good. If it were a severe breathing problem he would be showing signs of not being able to get enough oxygen. Blue gums is a sign. He may just have a...
Holy cow I could have written this list! They are all alike... I'll add a few things I don't miss: Seeing him roll his eyes when I talk. Watching him walk out...
Mine started calling me selfish when I started setting boundaries, saying "no", and standing up for myself. He said, "It's all about YOU, isn't it?" After 18...
Oh Kala of course what you feel is normal. They are your feelings, like them or not you are entitled to them and there's nothing wrong with you for having...
((Katherine)) I love the list. You are very special, and now I have this image of you dancing ballet. You are a swan. So graceful and beautiful. I can't...
ROFLOL!! HIS MOTHER.... goodness yes! I DON"T miss her...and as this may sound bitter..its not.. just a statement of fact... she'll be sharing the same hot...
//I have a question. I'm new to this group and don't understand what x/stbx stands for.// Sorry. x = ex partner. It's the 'name' I give to my ex partner. I ...