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How Victims of Domestic Abuse Are Failed.
Domestic abuse is a serious and all too common problem that affects millions of individuals and families around the world. It can take many forms, including physical, sexual, emotional, and financial abuse, and can leave victims feeling isolated, afraid, and with...
Why do victims of Domestic Abuse have anger?
QUOTE“Wondering why all the narcissistic abuse survivors around you are so angry all the time? It's because they're healing and beginning to understand some brutal truths about who they are, who they could have been, and what it will take to get them to a state of...
YOU ARE NOT WORTHY OF ME
YOU ARE NOT WORTHY OF ME - Poem by Robin Mitchell-Sandeen You are not worthy of my love. You are not worthy of my respect. I can move on and forgive you, but I never will forget. To heal I must remind myself of who I used to be and of all that you have put me...
Families: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly.
Families You do not choose your family, families are created. So my adult daughter tells her Aunt. "She is no Mother to me". (AKA Me) Well, I guess everyone has an opinion. Then her Aunt says, "I’m SELFISH". Well, I guess that’s another opinion. And my eldest daughter...
Was It All A Lie?
This is the short story I published as a video, which refers to a period in 2018 during the relationship. @LifeChangePlans The 27th of August 2021 was the first anniversary of the abrupt termination of my 11-year relationship with a man that I attracted into my life...
Three D’s In Relationship Endings
I have experienced what I term three Ds in relationship endings 1. Divorce 2. Death of my partner 3. Discard as in the abrupt termination of the relationship by the other person. So today I want to talk about these three D's relationship endings. Divorce I had been...
Betrayal Is A Form of Emotional Abuse
Betrayal, a form of emotional abuse, can cause PTSD. Symptoms such as flashbacks, nightmares & impaired sleeping, depression, anxiety, brain fog, distrust, dissociation, are common. Betrayed partners often feel as if their reality has been shaken to its core.—...
You want to win at all costs.
Open letter to the Ex. You want to win at all costs. Dear Ex But those costs are very high, not just monetary, but the cost of time, energy, and emotional welfare. Stress is a known precursor to illness and that can be minor ailments to major forms of...
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Why do women stay in a marriage or relationship that is toxic or abusive? They love their partner. They make excuses, he’s in pain, he’s frustrated, he’s got a lot of stress, his diabetic illness and low blood sugar cause him to say those hurtful things. They...
Writing As A Way To Heal
Today is exactly two years from the date that a former partner walked away from the relationship.I wrote my story and self-published my book in June 2022."Post Separation Abuse. Betrayal & Abandonment, What Type Of Man?" Readers will discover 2 Resources for...
Infidelity and Betrayal
A memory from January 2018. My partner had just confessed his infidelity and betrayal on December 27th. He was apparently entitled to carry on an affair with another woman he had started seeing again in the UK. He called her "his Wednesday girl" because obviously, she...
Hidden Emotional Abuse
People do not understand #coercivecontrol it is power and control, manipulation and mind games, emotional and psychological abuse. It is what I term hidden emotional abuse. Often the victim does not realise they have been in an emotionally abusive marriage or...
Post-Separation Legal Conflict
No, It's Not Legal Conflict; It's Legal Intimidation or Litigation Abuses. Happy New Year, Loren On January 4th, 2022, I received an email from my former partner. He had a potential buyer who wanted to view the property and asked me if I would accommodate a viewing. ...
Letter To The Other Woman.
This is an extract from my first self-published book. Post Separation Abuse. Betrayal & Abandonment, What Type Of Man?In my book, I write "Letters to the Other Women" this is one of the letters I wrote to one of Philip's ex-wives after she makes contact in January...
Nine Ways Narcissists Can Punish You
Punishment is a classic part of narcissistic relationships. They punish you if they think you criticize them, they punish you if you express a need, they punish you if you question their inappropriate behaviour, and they punish you if you try to give them...