Category: Writings
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Section 1: What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder caused by a traumatic event that is beyond the levels of human experience, such a witnessing a brutal crime, combat in war, or being the victim of a sexual assault or abusive relationship. Rape, in particular, is one…
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The Progression Of Violence
Phase I: The Tension Building Stage The woman tries to calm the man by becoming nurturing, compliant, either anticipating his every whim or staying out of his way. She accepts his abusiveness as legitimately directed towards her. She believes she can prevent his anger from escalating. She becomes his accomplice by accepting some of the…
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Overcoming Fear
Overcoming Fear by Richard Skerritt [Fear is a huge issue for people in abusive situations, because for many of us, there is a compelling need for us to take action to change our situation to protect ourselves. Fear can be paralyzing, especially when we are stepping into the unknown and considering choices we think others…
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Healing, Forgiving and Overcoming Abuse
Healing, Forgiving and Overcoming Abuse By Nancy Richards The soul cannot forgive until it is restored to wholeness and health. In the absence of love—how can one forgive? With an abundance of love, starting with one’s self, forgiveness becomes a viable opportunity. At some point in every abuse survivor’s healing journey, he or she must…
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The Boomerang Relationship
The Boomerang Relationship: Passivity, Irresponsibility and Resulting Partner Anger Lynne Namka, Ed. D © 1998 One of the hardest patterns of behavior for all of us to deal with is passive aggressive behavior. Passive aggressive behavior happens when the person avoids responsibility and attempts to control others to keep them away through his passivity and…
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How to Love Yourself
How to Love Yourself by Louise Hay STOP ALL CRITICISM. Criticism never changes a thing. Refuse to criticize yourself. Accept yourself exactly as you are. Everybody changes. When you criticize yourself, your changes are negative. When you approve of yourself, your changes are positive. DON’T SCARE YOURSELF. Stop terrorizing yourself with your thoughts. It’s a…