How you describe the challenges in your relationship can reveal if youre being emotionally abused

How you describe the challenges in your relat...

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Dont call them what they really are, it will work against you

Calling a duck a duck makes sense. But this logic works against you in the emotionally abusive relationship. Calling out an abusive person for who they are might just turn the whole thing around on you. 

Total defeat and burnout in the emotionally abusive relationship

Every relationship should have stopping points when you feel yourself slipping away. Emotional abuse operates as a slow drip-feeding of toxic behaviors that gradually erode boundaries. 

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