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  • The Haunted House – How to Explain Verbal Abuse

    The Haunted House – How to Explain Verbal Abuse

    If you’ve tried to explain verbal abuse to anyone, you may have found yourself at a loss for words. You may doubt your ability to paint an exact picture, or maybe when the words come out, your friend gets a blank look on her face. You think she wants to say, “What’s so bad about…

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  • Why Do Abusers Abuse Others?

    Why Do Abusers Abuse Others?

    Abusers are cunning and smart, masters at planning, persuasion, and execution. Their intelligence minus the ability to feel makes them dangerous.

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  • When Is Your Life in Danger?

    When Is Your Life in Danger?

    When You Should Leave an Abusive Relationship Is your life in danger? The fact is, no matter what type of abuse you’re suffering in your relationship because there is abuse present, your life is in danger. Verbal abuse and emotional abuse will escalate to physical violence. And physical violence, no matter how slight, can lead…

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  • Letters About Abuse

    In the months after leaving my abusive husband, there was so much I wanted to explain to my boys! My oldest son’s anger was heavy and dense. I could reach out and touch my youngest son’s broken heart on his sleeve. I wanted so badly to explain my side of things…but I couldn’t.

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  • Are You A Great Candidate for Brainwashing?

    Are You A Great Candidate for Brainwashing?

    Brainwashing and Abuse in Relationships Brainwashing occurs in long-term abusive relationships but begins in the very beginning. I once pictured a brainwash-able person as a prisoner of war. Much later, I understood that brainwashing easily affects people just like me. I doubt my husband brainwashed me on purpose. He did not have the military’s training…

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  • Steve’s Story of Abuse

    Steve’s Story of Abuse

    I found your site in a desperate search to understand what I am dealing with. I do not know how many will understand a husband being abused, but here goes.

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  • Karen’s Story of Domestic Abuse

    Karen’s Story of Domestic Abuse

    I don’t want to fail. But I find it increasingly hard to keep myself together mentally, emotionally and physically in the midst of his abuse.

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  • Gina’s Story of Abuse

    Gina’s Story of Abuse

    Gina’s Signs of Being Abused Something felt terribly wrong. I did research about what I was experiencing online and came across some websites that described what I was experiencing was abuse from a narcissist. When I read The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to recognize it and how to respond by Patricia Evans, I found that my abuser said…

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  • Mike’s Story of Abuse

    Mike’s Signs of Being Abused I eventually realized it was a bad situation. Mike’s Emotional Signs of Abuse Sadness, Anger, Guilt Mike’s Story of Abuse The Broken Child Your voice was like thunder that rocked my room and my world. It shook my soul and crushed my spirit. Where it came from doesn’t matter. You…

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  • Brian’s Story of Abuse

    Brian’s Signs of Being Abused For a 3-year-old growing up in an abusive home . . . the arguments, screaming and violence became too much to bear! Brian’s Emotional Signs of Abuse Fear, Anxiety, and Hurt Brian’s Story of Abuse Domestic assault is all about control; the most insidious state a husband and wife can descend to. From…

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