Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Walk Away From Whatever Mistreats You

“Fear of losing someone who abuses you is like worrying what will become of you if you don’t jump in front of a train.” _Guy Finley

Making “Peace” with People who Would Punish Us
 
There are parts of us that would rather be punished by unkind people than have to spend one minute being alone, because the [...]

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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Kissing Frog Syndrome

                                                                             
We all know the story about the lil Princess who kisses the frog and he turns into a Prince, right?  Evidently, some of us actually took that story to heart, and believed it, because there sure is a lot frog kissing going on.  So, I am here to set the story straight.  Go ahead and [...]

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Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Freeing Yourself From An Abusive Relationship

 
Take a good look at that picture.  It’s hard to imagine that a tiny spider could kill a bird many times it’s size.  How did that ever happen?  Mostly likely, the spider bit the bird to stun it, or paralyze it, and then began spinning a web quickly around it.  I would suppose that the bird [...]

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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Recognizing An Emotionally Abusive Relationship

 
A number of years ago, I worked for a Shelter that catered to the needs of abused and battered women.  The signs of their abuse were usually easily seen.  The women showed up with either bones broken, teeth missing, or they were badly bruised.  However, there are thousands of women in emotionally abusive relationships that do not consider what’s [...]

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