Love and Abuse

Love and Abuse

Paul Colaianni: Relationship and Emotional Abuse ExpertPaul Colaianni: Relationship and Emotional Abuse Expert
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I feel like a bad person for being abusive back

Sometimes emotionally abusive people heal and change. Sometimes they just... change. Either way, when the victim of their behavior gets a "break", they might discover a lot of buried emotions that are just itching to come out. 

 . 24min 42sec
The healed emotional abuser is more than just a behavioral change

I've seen emotionally abusive people heal and become completely different people. You wouldn't even recognize them! And when you no longer recognize the person who's hurt you over and over again, that might be a very good thing. 

 . 51min 49sec
Do we talk about divorce during the argument or the calm period

When you've decided to leave the emotionally abusive relationship, when is the best time to bring it up? During the storm or the calm? 

 . 24min 37sec
Do I accept that this is how theyll be forever

Some behaviors are unacceptable. Some people are unacceptable. Just what should you accept and what should you do when you can't? Emotional abuse has a tendency to make you feel completely powerless, unable to make such decisions. 

 . 43min 26sec
When its impossible to get away from all the toxic behavior

Some relationships end but continue leaving destruction in their wake. Some don't end and you suffer through the daily drip-feeding of emotionally abusive behaviors until you lose your sanity. When there's no way away from all the toxicity, what can you do? 

 . 44min 41sec