Articles About Abuse and Control
- Givers vs Takers
How can you tell the difference between "Givers" and "Takers"? Here's a simple listing.
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- Classic Signs And Symptoms Of Spousal Abuse
Usually a relationship is portrayed as one of love, but in an abusive relationship, the
abusive spouse only knows how to love through intimidation and violence. Here are some
of the classic signs and symptoms of spousal abuse.
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- Common Cognitive Distortions
All or Nothing Thinking: You see things in black-and-white categories. If your
performance falls short of perfect, you see yourself as a total failure.
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- The Eagle
Did you know that an eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks?
The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come. When the storm hits,
it sets its wings so that the wind will pick it up and lift it above the storm. While the
storm rages below, the eagle is soaring above it.
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- Verbal Abuse In Relationships - by Patricia Evans
Most people recognize name-calling as verbal abuse, but name-calling is just one of
more than a dozen categories of verbal abuse. Typically, people who are put down in verbally
abusive relationships think that somehow, in some way their being treated has something to
do with them. Read More ...
- A Matter of Perspective - by Candice Z. Watters
Are you often frustrated with yourself, discouraged with your circumstances and convinced you’ve been dealt a bad hand
- more than most people you know? A change of perspective may help. Read More ...
- How To Be Unhappy
Make little things bother you. Don't just let them, MAKE them.
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- Taking Power Away From Fear - by Robert Burney
In order to start finding some balance in recovery, it is important to learn how
to take power away from the fear. In order to do that, it is very important to look
at all the different levels involved in our reaction so that we can start to clear up
our relationship with own fear. Read More ...
- The four agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz
Judgement and bitterness go hand in hand, judgement and anger go hand in hand also ...
it seems that the best tool to hold onto our point and be right, is to judge - we have
no right to take anyones inventory other than our own. Read More ...
- Don't Sweat the Small Stuff - by Margaret Feinberg
Control freaks. No one likes to be around them. And deep down, no one wants to be one. Unfortunately, nearly everyone
is a control freak some of the time. Read More ...
- The Pain of Perfectionism - by Jean Lush
As difficult as it is to believe, perfectionists suffer from low self-esteem. In order to like themselves, they
must be perfect. Unfortunately, they can’t be perfect, and this failing reinforces their low self-esteem.
It’s a vicious circle. Read More ...
- Start Over
When you've trusted God and walked his way
When you've felt his hand lead you day by day
But your steps now take you another way...
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