emotional abuse – Out of the Mire

Tag: emotional abuse

It’s Getting Hot in Here

Posted on May 13, 2015 by MJ

I wish I could bring something therapeutically beneficial to the table this morning. What I can do is let you take a peek inside the therapeutic process of a “domestic abuse victim”. That’s what my therapist called me yesterday. Well, that’s very real, isn’t… Continue Reading “It’s Getting Hot in Here”

Category: abuse in families, domestic violence, therapyTags: crazymaking behaviors, definition of abuser, domestic abuse, emotional abuse, gaslighting, telling the truth, therapy

Gaslighting and Distortion Campaigns

Posted on July 12, 2013 by MJ

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I want to talk about a specific topic–gaslighting. What is gaslighting? Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse and/or psychological manipulation and intimidation wherein a person, the abuser, presents some kind of false information to the victim in an effort to manipulate perceptions and… Continue Reading “Gaslighting and Distortion Campaigns”

Category: Borderline Personality Disorder, emotional abuse, GodTags: Borderline Personality Disorder, difficult circumstances and God, distortion campaigns, emotional abuse, gaslighting, manipulation