There is nothing more hurtful than someone giving you the silent treatment. If you have struggled with codependency throughout your life than the idea of someone ignoring you or not wanting to talk with you about a situation can eat away at you. The question most people want to know is “why” and “how”.
If you have ever been cheated on you will know just how painful of an experience it is to go through. The heartbreak that you feel when someone betrays you can feel unbearable at times. What becomes even more painful is when the person that was supposed to love you, then leaves you for another woman.
I often get questions asking me to describe a female narcissist. While most narcissists are men, women can most certainly have the same personality disorder. Their abusive approach is just slightly different even though they share similar qualities as a male narcissist.
The idea of a healthy relationship is something that we do not often think about because why would we ever get into an unhealthy one? Before entering into any type of relationship, you have to understand who you are and what you want. You must know your values. Without this, you will not be able to establish your standards and what you deserve in someone. You also have to be content and happy with where you are in life.
As we are growing up, we are made to feel that what we think or how we feel does not matter and because of that we develop the need to please. You learned to avoid what you want and instead, please others. With this, when you say no, you feel guilt.
As time goes on and days pass, there is a constant struggle that women and men of all ages deal with…self-love.
Why do we have such a hard time with loving ourselves? Why is it something that we cannot seem find the answer to?
Before entering into any type of relationship, you have to understand who you are and what you want. You must know your values. Without this, you will not be able to establish your standards and what you deserve in someone. You also have to be happy with where you are in life.
Spotting an emotional affair is not something you ever want to have to do, but in the case that it does there are some signs that will help determine if this is happening or not. Although “love is blind”, there are moments where you can still use your logic and intuition because you will notice a sense of discomfort, or distance in one’s actions.
There are multiple phases of a relationship and the first one being the “honeymoon” phase, a term we hear a lot. During this phase it is common to partake in “love bombing”, involving the constant showering of affection, gifts, and promises for the future.
What you MUST do to LEAVE an Emotionally Abusive Relationship
Understanding what an emotionally abusive relationship entails is extremely important. It is about manipulation, projecting, gaslighting, verbal abusive, passive aggressive behavior, condescending remarks, guilt, using shame and much more. Being involved in an emotionally abusive relationship can cause numerous mental breakdowns and lead you to ask the question “How can I get out of this relationship?”