Ruth’s Story: “I Suffer From Emotional Abuse in My Marriage”
“My emotionally abusive marriage. Hear my story…” I wanted to get married, but being overweight didn’t help matters. Most guys took one look at me and said to themselves, “NO.” My heaviness didn’t seem to matter to Doug. He seemed to accept me for who I was, not just a number on a scale. I […]
The Emotionally Abusive Husband or Boyfriend: Don’t Tell Me I Abuse You!
In an emotionally abusive relationship, one of the characteristics of emotional abuse is the lack of accountability by your emotionally abusive husband or partner. An emotionally abusive husband or emotionally abusive committed boyfriend feels that he is above the law – the law of the family. The verbally abusive husband or committed partner rules with […]
Emotionally Abusive Relationships: 3 Do’s When You Are Blamed
After taking a deep breath, Sharon asked me a question I hear almost daily in my 30+ years as a relationship specialist: “Am I being emotionally abused by my husband?” She continued, “My husband blames his yelling on me. He blames me for everything! He gives me the silent treatment for days. My husband has […]
Can Emotional Abusers Change? Take the QUIZ
Determine if the emotional abuser you know has what it takes to change. Do emotional abusers change? Lisa’s husband is an abuser. Lisa doesn’t want to live in a marriage with emotional abuse. She feels humiliated, put down, and disrespected. Lisa wants her children to grow up seeing a respectful relationship between their parents so […]
Emotional Abuse: Relationship Therapy to Stop the Abuse
Therapy can stop emotional abuse, psychological abuse, and verbal abuse. • Couples often wonder if therapy can correct emotional abuse, psychological abuse, and verbal abuse in their relationship.• If emotional abuse can be corrected, what types of mental health specialists treat emotionally abusive relationships?• If you are in an emotionally abusive relationship, learn why you […]
You are a past abuser? Help your partner heal in 8 steps
Professional help for people in a committed relationship who inflict emotional abuse on their partner If you want a healthy, happy, and have a long-lasting relationship, but you have been mean, cruel, and insensitive to your partner, then you need to take responsibility for your bad behavior, and for the emotional abuse you have inflicted […]
Am I Abused Emotionally? Learn the 5 Signs
Learn the 5 signs of emotional abuse that can’t be ignored Types of Emotional Abuse Emotional abuse comes in many forms, including psychological, mental, financial, spiritual, and sexual. Emotional Abuse, Psychological Abuse and Mental Abuse Your abuser makes you think that your thoughts and ideas are wrong. This includes gaslighting, in which even your sanity […]
Why Does Emotional Abuse Happen?
Bob tells me ‘his story’ and asks: “Why does emotional abuse happen?” The scene that has happened so many times before was unfolding in front of me again. I tried to joke with Cecilia the way I do with everyone else, but she took it as an attack and responded by shutting me down. I’ve […]
What Can Emotional Abuse Do to a Person? 12 Painful Injuries
Let’s now look at the 12 common ways emotional abuse, verbal abuse, sexual abuse, and psychological abuse all injure. In so doing we will answer the question, “What can emotional abuse do to a person?”:
