For some reason there is a negative connotation around the word boundary. There is an idea floating around in romantic land that two people that love each other should drop all defenses and be completely open and bare to each other. That makes as much sense as removing all laws Read more
The most important thing here is that you do not blame yourself! You are NOT responsible for the abuse. It is never OK for anyone to abuse you, and you are extremely strong for coming to this point. The fact that you are reading this means that you are on Read more
Everyone has good and bad days. No one is perfect. Your partner/boss/parent might have had a bad day, lost control of their emotions and snapped something insensitive at you. Could this be an early warning sign of impending emotional abuse? Or just the normal ups and downs of relationships? No Read more