February 21, 2012 – 11:34 pm
In their very useful cooperative way of writing articles, several authors at Wikihow have summarized ways for dealing with emotional abuse. Here are some of the suggestions: “Realize that you cannot change your partner, only your reaction to him or her. You can attempt to show your partner how damaging these behaviors are and how they [...]
By Neil Warner
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Also posted in Passive Aggressive Husband, Relationship Repair, toxic relationship
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Tagged assertiveness, attacks, confusion, emotional abuse, emotional needs, emotionally abusive relationship, hidden anger, hurt, pain, passive aggressive communication
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February 14, 2012 – 4:20 pm
We have been busy lately with a question that a client sent to us. She was looking at her situation, and noticing that she had a domestic situation where her husband would not attack her directly, but disappear in a cloud of silence for weeks at the time. Coming and going, she would bump on [...]
By Neil Warner
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Also posted in impact of passive aggression, passive aggressive behavior, Passive Aggressive Husband, passive aggressive marriage, Relationship Repair
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Tagged appreciation, cold shoulder, confusion, control, disengaged feeling, emotional needs, hurt, isolation, passive aggressive communication, self-esteem, silence, silent partner
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February 3, 2012 – 12:56 pm
© Lela Lee All your life you’ve been trying to make it work. We all know that even good intentioned efforts can fail when you try to live with other people in love and harmony, and it’s natural to assume that differences will bring some frictions. Here, I want to let you in on a [...]
January 20, 2012 – 3:20 pm
WE ARE STUCK IN THIS DANCE: HERS HIS I feel let down, isolated, and lonely. If I confront you to get you to see what is hurting me and come back to me.. It Just Drives You Away, You became defensive and justify yourself. If I despair, you retreat even more Then I get [...]
By Neil Warner
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Also posted in assertiveness, impact of passive aggression, passive aggressive behavior, Passive Aggressive Husband, passive aggressive marriage, Relationship Repair
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Tagged appreciation, cold shoulder, communication, detachment, disengaged feeling, emotional needs, human needs, hurt, isolation, loneliness, silence
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January 2, 2012 – 3:46 pm
All the New Year Resolutions we hash out semi convinced at the big end of the year party have a common root…all stem from and connect with that ideal self that we all carry inside. Our “ideal person.” So here is the universal wish: “I want the new year to be the time when I [...]
