Dedicated to Anyone Who Has Ever Been in an Abusive Relationship
Posted in Anecdotes-n-Quotes, Resources on Dec 30th, 2008
SOURCE: http://www.cyberparent.com/abuse/femalemental.htm
Many men are obviously verbally cruel and abusive. Others are more subtle.
Although verbal abuse does not leave black eyes or visible bruises, it is often more seriously damaging to your self-image. Verbal abuse is cruel and scars your soul.
Many women never discuss verbal abuse. Indeed, some do not even recognize that they […]
My ex, Dan, exhibited all or most of these. Not only early in the relationship, but also during the entirety. One of the first things he did was blame his exes for all issues that ever arose in his prior relationships - and there were plenty of them - issues and relationships. He never talked […]
Posted in Resources on Dec 23rd, 2008
I often hear people say that “verbal and emotional abuse is subjective and hard to define“. But, I beg to differ. And I want to offer some insight in how to determine if you may be experiencing verbal and emotional abuse in a relationship.
If you are having an argument or someone simply says something hurtful […]
Posted in Resources on Dec 21st, 2008
by Michael J. Formica
Abusive relationships are fairly simple. They are driven by insecurity, fear that feeds that insecurity and an expectation of inconsistency, both real and perceived.
An abuser is morbidly insecure. S/he (yes, potentially, she) has little sense of his/her own social value and makes an effort to gain or re-gain some semblance of […]
Posted in Anecdotes-n-Quotes on Dec 20th, 2008
The narcissist doesn’t believe in equality, or at least not when it affects him. Equality would seem demeaning to the narcissist if it applied to him.
Source: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Living_with_a_narcissist#Determining_whether_someone_is_a_narcissist
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