Staying in Abusive Relationships
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Blocking and Diverting
What Is Blocking and Diverting and Why Do Abusers Use It? Blocking and diverting is basically changing the topic of a conversation or refusing to participate in it to gain control. Changing a normal conversation into…
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Stories of Abuse in Video, Music, & Audio
If you want to watch and listen to true stories of abuse, you’re on the right page. We’re no longer taking submissions, but I think you’ll enjoy the different presentations listed below. Survivors’ Music Playlist Need some music to…
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Stories of Living with Abuse
Living With Abuse Stories List Sharing Stories of Abuse Serves a Greater Purpose The authors of these abuse stories hope to help you learn from their experiences. Their stories of abuse leave me in awe…
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The Brainwashing Technique: How Coercive Control Takes Hold
Learn How It’s Done So You Can Undo It “Brainwashing” is the plain-language term I’m using for a process more often discussed as coercive control and psychological aggression these days. The newer terminology doesn’t have…
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What to Do If Codependency Made You Manipulative Too
Codependendy causes in our hearts and minds. It’s so confusing to live in abuse, confusing when you want to leave it, and confusing once you are free. Confusion causes us to act unlike ourselves, distrust…
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How to Protect Yourself While You Stay in an Abusive Relationship
Learn to Stay as Safely as You Can Choosing to stay in an abusive relationship is a valid choice. Despite the horrors of an abusive relationship, sometimes people choose to stay with the person abusing…
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PTSD from Domestic Abuse
PTSD Affects 10 Percent of Domestic Abuse Survivors Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from domestic abuse affects a great number of abused and previously abused women. Women, in general, develop PTSD from domestic abuse more often than men in…
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Verbal Abuse Books That Teach the Vocabulary of Abuse
Verbal abuse books helped me discover that my marriage problems were rooted in verbal and emotional abuse. I felt relief because up until I read the library of verbal abuse books available, I thought that…
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Verbal Abuse in Marriage Blog
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3 Things Domestic Abuse Survivors Know That Victims Don’t
Only Domestic Abuse Survivors Will Read This Only domestic abuse survivors will read this post. If you’re an abuse victim, you’re somewhere else online researching what you can do about fixing your relationship, not searching…