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| Emotional abuse from mother. | 2/21/2009 |
Q: I was hoping you could help me with some tips on how to deal with an emotionally abusive mother. My ...
A: I know very well what you're going through as I grew up with an abusive mother whose behavior was ...
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| RELATIONSHIP | 2/16/2009 |
Q: This might take a while to explain but bear with me... My husband and I have been married for a ...
A: All of the research I have read on abuse indicates that abusers do not change, mainly because they ...
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| Emotional abuse by Husband | 1/6/2009 |
Q: I have been with my partner four years and now married for five months. He has given me the silent ...
A: It sounds to me like your husband is potentially abusing you. Here are some websites to help you ...
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| emotionally abusive? | 11/19/2008 |
Q: I've been in a relationship with my boyfriend for a little over 6 months now. When we first started ...
A: Your boyfriend is showing the classic signs of emotional abuse. Isolating you from your friends, ...
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| abusive boyfriend | 11/18/2008 |
Q: me and my boyfriend have been dating for a year now. for about 6 months everything was great besides ...
A: No, this is absolutely not your fault. Your boyfriend is abusing you and abuse is never the ...
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| abuse or bad temper and stress? | 10/31/2008 |
Q: I need to know if i have done the right thing. I just asked my husband of 3.5 years to leave and go ...
A: Something is definitely very wrong here, and I think you did the right thing by asking your husband ...
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| Distrust | 10/6/2008 |
Q: I am 21, he is 22, we've been together 3 and half years, and living together for a year and a half. ...
A: You can't feel like you trust him for a reason. He is a liar. He has lied to you repeatedly about ...
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| Abusive relationship | 9/21/2008 |
Q: I'm having a rough time having spent the last two hours reading about abusive relationships. Mine ...
A: Yes, you are absolutely in an abusive relationship. His mood swings, the feeling like you have to ...
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| I left an 8 month marriage | 9/12/2008 |
Q: I left a relationship two weeks ago with my husband I married eight months ago. I had some warning ...
A: Congratulations on making the decision to leave your husband. I know it wasn't difficult, but you ...
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| Current Girlfriend | 9/9/2008 |
Q: I live in Canada and a few months ago started a long distance relationship with a woman from the UK. ...
A: I know this is probably not the answer you want to hear, but unless you feel like walking on ...
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| emotionally and verbally abused. | 9/4/2008 |
Q: My husband and i have been married for 17 years. We have a 16 year old boy and a 7 year old girl. ...
A: You need to get out of this marriage, not only for yourself, but for your kids. Your husband has ...
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| boyfriend won't leave | 9/2/2008 |
Q: My boyfriend and I have been together for just over a year. he was working for mu uncle.s company ...
A: You are right. His livelihood is not your problem. He is an adult who is capable of earning his ...
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| Ending an Emotionally Abusive Relationship | 9/1/2008 |
Q: I recently ended what I've realized was an emotionally abusive relationship. Is it normal to feel ...
A: Yes, it absolutely feels normal to feel attached to someone who has abused you. Part of the nature ...
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| Confused | 8/17/2008 |
Q: All I can say is I am very confused! I have been with my husband now for 5 years. I was married once ...
A: You need to leave your husband immediately. He is verbally, emotionally, and physically abusing ...
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| ending an abusive relationships | 8/5/2008 |
Q: I am in an abusive relationship and I can't figure a good way out. I'm an american male, living in ...
A: You need to call the police immediately before she seriously injures you or baits you into seriously ...
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| My friend's abusive relationship | 8/4/2008 |
Q: very good friend of mine is in a abusive relationship with a guy and has been for over three years. ...
A: You have my sympathies as you are in a tough situation here. Really all you can do is give her ...
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| abuse?? | 7/31/2008 |
Q: My boyfriend of 2 years says hurtful things and then says "I'm just Kidding"!! He criticizes my ...
A: Yes, what he is doing is emotional and verbal abuse. Many abusers try to play abusive behavior off ...
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| How to exit hell | 7/29/2008 |
Q: I have an ex-boyfriend that came back into my life after three-years. Three years ago, he did some ...
A: Sue, You absolutely should not stay in this relationship any longer. This man will continue to ...
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| What can we do? | 7/28/2008 |
Q: I am in a 6 month relationship with a beautiful, 6 year younger woman. I'm 28 she just turned 22. ...
A: Well, if that's her reason for your being mean, I agree with your counselor that you're not abusive. ...
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| abuse | 7/24/2008 |
Q: I have been married for 3 years.My husband and I moved to Florida not long after getting married,my ...
A: You absolutely need to get out of this marriage now. Your husband has the classic abuser mentality ...
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| verbally abusive ex bf | 7/22/2008 |
Q: I was dating my now ex bf for almost 2 years. The first few months were great. He's more financially ...
A: You still feel badly about yourself because he has brainwashed you into thinking you aren't worth ...
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| Should I end this abusive marriage? | 7/19/2008 |
Q: I have been married to my husband for 15 years. I would say that the entire marriage has been ...
A: Your husband is trying to manipulate you here. He's in panic mode because you left him, so now he ...
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| Should I end this abusive marriage? | 7/18/2008 |
Q: I have been married to my husband for 15 years. I would say that the entire marriage has been ...
A: Should you end this abusive marriage? My answer to you is a resounding YES! The most importannt ...
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| Abusive partner | 7/8/2008 |
Q: I have been with my partner for 18 months, 12 of which we lived together. He is very insecure and ...
A: Abusers rarely change because they do not see anything wrong with their behavior. They blame ...
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| verbal abuse? | 7/2/2008 |
Q: I've been with my boyfriend for almost 3 years now. Of course, there weren't any obvious signs of an ...
A: Your boyfriend exhibits many of the classic signs of a verbal abuser. Do not let the fact that he ...
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| I found a letter of my sisters from her boyfriend | 7/2/2008 |
Q: she is 19. I am the big sis and she talks with me a bit but lately here she has been getting a ...
A: You should contact the police immediately. That letter is a threat of violence, which is a crime. ...
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| feeling sexually abused | 7/1/2008 |
Q: My husband emotionally abuses me then asks me to sexually please him to make him feel better after ...
A: You should leave your husband. Not only is he emotionally abusing you, he is deliberately ...
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| Can an abusive person change? | 6/29/2008 |
Q: I left my husband 3 months ago , because of his bahaviour which was emotionally and verbally ...
A: Yes, some people are capable of change; however, abusers generally are not because they rarely ...
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| What can we do? | 6/29/2008 |
Q: I am in a 6 month relationship with a beautiful, 6 year younger woman. I'm 28 she just turned 22. ...
A: I give you a lot of credit for realizing this about yourself. What you need to do is to get some ...
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| a neverending cycle... | 6/27/2008 |
Q: My husband I have been married for just over a year. I went through a spell in our 3-year ...
A: Congratulations on stopping your abusive behavior - it isn't easy to stop and it shows a lot of ...
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| oxycotin junkie | 6/25/2008 |
Q: im a 40 year man seeing a 29 year old lady with to boys 4/6 she snorts 7to 10 40mg oxys a day and ...
A: Unfortunately, unless she is willing to get help for her drug problem, she will not be able to quit. ...
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| Two more questions | 6/23/2008 |
Q: Recently, a friend of mine gave me some information on abusive behaviors with lists of signs of the ...
A: Jessica, Personally, I would stay in another room of the house. Don't fall back into the pattern ...
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| Two more questions | 6/23/2008 |
Q: Recently, a friend of mine gave me some information on abusive behaviors with lists of signs of the ...
A: Jessica, I am glad you found my response helpful. I'm not really a religious person so I don't ...
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| A list of abusive behaviors | 6/23/2008 |
Q: Recently, a friend of mine gave me some information on abusive behaviors with lists of signs of the ...
A: Don't give him the list. Giving him the list won't accomplish anything except ensuring that you ...
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| my boyfriend pushed me | 6/20/2008 |
Q: I have been with my boyfriend for about 6 years now. It has been a very love / hate relationship, ...
A: You are right to be concerned about this behavior. During an argument with someone you love, ...
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| Concerned my 5 yr old great niece is being mentally abused | 6/19/2008 |
Q: I have a nephew that is going through a divorce and has a five yr old daughter. The child is very ...
A: It definitely sounds like some sort of abuse is happening at the mother's house. Whether the mother ...
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| Should I Stay? | 6/18/2008 |
Q: *Tyler and I have been together for nearly three years and I like to believe that I love him very ...
A: Jacqui, This is far more than emotional abuse. He is also physically abusive and it is extremely ...
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| Please help! | 6/16/2008 |
Q: I am in quite the predicament here and I hope you can offer me some advice. I am a proud and strong ...
A: Lisa, Thanks so much for your kind words. I am glad you found my advice to be helpful. To answer ...
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| Am I in an abusive relationship? | 6/13/2008 |
Q: I was wondering if you can help me. My boyfriend he's always thinking I am going to cheat on him. ...
A: Yes, this is absolutely emotional abuse, and you need to get out of this relationship immediately. ...
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| Please help! | 6/13/2008 |
Q: I am in quite the predicament here and I hope you can offer me some advice. I am a proud and strong ...
A: Wow. As a childless, feminist, borderline atheist let me say I can completely appreciate where ...
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