Don't let emotional abuse take your decisions away

Love and Abuse

Paul Colaianni

Mental Health, Lies, Emotional, Health & Fitness, Psychological, Society & Culture, Deception, Manipulation, Narcissism, Verbal, Abuse, Relationships

4.6 • 816 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Sometimes in an emotionally abusive relationship, you have a big decision to make. That decision may be to leave, or perhaps you want to stand up and honor yourself. There are a number of decisions to make when you're in any type of relationship. Some of them harder than others. In this episode, I help you visualize what that looks like and how to get there.

For the healing and assessment guide for difficult relationships, check out The M.E.A.N. Workbook over at loveandabuse.com

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0:00.0	Welcome to Love and Abuse, the show about helping you identify poisonous communication and toxic behavior.
0:07.4	You deserve to be treated with respect and kindness.
0:10.9	That's why it's important that you learn to pinpoint manipulative and controlling behavior so that you keep your power and your sanity.
0:18.2	I'm your host, Paul Koliani.
0:34.4	Welcome to another episode of love and abuse.
0:38.2	All the information on this show is meant for educational purposes only.
0:41.0	Always seek a professional for your mental health and well-being.
0:43.4	And always pick your battles wisely.
0:59.4	Speaking of battles, let's talk about the battle of whether to stay on a path that seems to be failing in some ways and seems to be toxic in some ways or going on a path that seems to be a healthier path I say seems because
1:07.4	sometimes you're in a situation that you really don't know the best path to walk.
1:14.7	And if you're having trouble making a decision and trusting yourself, then this can be a daily
1:20.3	struggle. You may not know exactly which way to go, how to decide, what to decide, and what your next step should be.
1:30.6	So I'm going to talk about two things today.
1:32.6	One is a metaphor that I want you to remember.
1:37.4	I'm going to speak in metaphors, the first half of the show.
1:40.0	And then the second half of the show, I'm going to read you a message that I received from
1:43.8	someone that wrote to me before, and I addressed her issue. And then the second half of the show, I'm going to read you a message that I received from someone
1:44.3	that wrote to me before and I addressed her issue on the overwhelmed brain in one of those
1:51.3	episodes.
1:51.7	But I'm going to read to you just a snippet of what she said before and what she's going
1:57.4	through today, which has to do with the big decision.
2:02.6	A big decision for you might be, should I stay or should I go?
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