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Fear, Obligation, and Guilt (FOG) are the triad of emotional abuse. These three feelings can cause an overwhelming amount of self-doubt, anxiety,...
As my journey began to move forward, I began to notice that although I had spoken much about my suffering (which is vital to recovery) I had not...
One of the most common questions asked during recovery is: "Was he/she really a sociopath?" Survivors ask this question over and over again,...
With psychological trauma, survivors are often (unknowingly) cut off from their own emotions, in order to protect them from the sheer intensity...
Resentment is a challenging obstacle to overcome after psychopathic abuse. Mostly any spiritual or psychological path will outline the reasons why...
For all those wondering what to do to stay No Contact... For all those wondering what to do when they are missing the illusion... For all those...
After emotional abuse, we may build a protective layer around our heart, to prevent the same hurt from ever happening again. While this is a noble...
"When you live with resentment, you close your hands tightly around your heart, hoping that no one will penetrate this strong-fisted protection....
In the very beginning, the psychopathic predator approaches a new relationship with the aspect that it is all about you. The first date is the...
Empathetic people—dreamers and idealists—have this sort of accidental power. Most spend their early years riddled with self-doubt, insecurity, and...
Emotional Abuse is something that is increasingly getting more attention in the mainstream media. You may have read about how the United Kingdom...
I wrote this in my journal up at the lake house. I was having a difficult month and wrote it to soothe some of my own anxieties. It's very weird,...
“There were a billion lights out there on the horizon and I knew that all of them put together weren't enough to light the darkness in the hearts...
Hello Fellow Survivors and Warriors!! In light of the influx of posts about breaking No Contact, wanting to break NC, not being emotionally...
Zoey, my cat, came to me in August of 2014 by way of the local animal shelter. Her story is a sad one, but essential to my point. She was found...
One of the amazing things about recovery is that we're all united by a common experience that allows us to validate & heal together. Because of...
Wow! I just noticed my No Contact counter changed to 11 months. I can't believe it!!! 11 months ago I was in excruciating pain. I'd be here on...
I was cleaning up some old files today, and found this letter I wrote to myself sometime back. I was having a hard time with self-forgiveness,...
People sharing children with a psychopath, sociopath, or narcissist ask when the abuse will end? I wanted to share some thoughts with all the...
A man was walking down the street one day when he happened upon a tattered and half dead rosebush laying by the trash. He could tell the rose was...
