Abuse

Dedicated to a guy friend of mine who is going through a rough time. — Perhaps one of the most criminally painful things about modern dating is watching so many of my great guyfriends end up with women who are like poison in a pill. It’s something I’ve seen multiple times, and it’s painful to watch. I can’t help but notice that these guys often…

I’m estranged from my family and it was a great decision — I sat in my recliner with my laptop on the arm of the chair, tears flowing down my face. All night long I had been awake, posting on Facebook in an argument with my sisters and mother over abuse from my childhood. My friend Carol, who had tried hard to…

Deconstructing the Dynamics of Emotional Abuse From Parents — When you’re a child, you rely on your parents for everything. You trust them implicitly to take care of you, to keep you safe, and to guide you through life. So when your parents start to emotionally abuse you, Everything seems to be going off the rails. You may not…

How to be happy again after abuse — My childhood trauma Growing up in a religious sect was a curse. While being born into this faith is not something that can be changed, the way people are raised in this faith may vary depending on their family’s beliefs. My parents were strict. I grew up in the faith of Jehovah’s Witnesses. …