emotional abuse

self regulation, self-control, self-reflection

Create Your Self-Regulation Plan for the New Year

     Self-regulation, self-control, and self-reflection helps you to adapt to each life challenge, no matter how painful or confusing, because you have learned to identify your triggers and how to manage them.  Self-regulation provides strength and stability which can overcome stress and insecurity.  A clear self-regulation plan gives you a structure for monitoring and mastering your moods, thoughts, and …

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holiday stress

Why is my Sense of Self Disrupted by Holiday Stressors?

The development of your sense of self does not occur in a vacuum and, rather, is situationally-sensitive and embedded in all of your life experiences.  You may deny or minimize the huge influence of others and of society in general upon your sense of self, particularly during the holiday season.  Across the lifespan, the importance of others …

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Understanding Toxic Relationships and their Emotionally Abusive Effects on Mental Health by Dr. Rebecca Wang

A toxic relationship was originally defined by Dr. Lillian Glass in her 1995 book, entitled, Toxic People, as “any relationship which lacks emotional support, has frequent conflict, involves one person having more power than one’s partner, and often feels like a competition, rather than a mutually-supportive partnership.”  Toxic relationships can have extremely detrimental effects upon …

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Gaslighting in relationships? Tips to identify & leave.

Gaslighting in relationships is a tactic or technique that abusers of all kinds use. The abuser creates an aura around something in order to control their partner and keep them guessing about themselves, the world and reality. Abuse doesn’t always have to be physical. Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse that often takes place …

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