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Love and Abuse

Is taking a break before breaking up the final blow to the relationship?

Love and Abuse

Paul Colaianni

Relationships, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7879 Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The thought of breaking up or separating from a toxic person can be a difficult decision to make. But taking a break before a breakup can bring clarity and perspective in a problematic relationship, helping you rediscover something you lost and even help decide if you really want to make that difficult decision or take a different path. 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Love and Abuse, the show about navigating the difficult relationship,

0:05.0

from simple disagreements to emotionally abusive behaviors.

0:08.1

You deserve respecting kindness.

0:10.5

All the information on this show is meant for educational purposes only.

0:13.9

Always seek a professional for your mental health and well-being, and always pick your battles wisely.

0:19.1

I'm your host, Paul Koliani.

0:28.3

Thank you for joining me for another episode of love and abuse.

0:30.7

If this is your first time, welcome to the show.

0:35.6

And if you aren't familiar with what emotional abuse is,

0:40.6

I have a lot of episodes to listen to to help you through that and help you navigate the difficulties of a controlling and emotionally abusive relationship.

0:45.3

And of course, this is also a show about trying to create the healthiest relationship possible.

0:51.8

Whether you believe the person that you're trying to connect with is abusive or not,

0:56.1

or if they're just damn difficult. There are some people that are just very difficult and some of them are

1:03.7

toxic. Some of them just don't know any better. Some of them don't even know they're difficult and they

1:09.3

think everyone else is difficult. Or maybe they blame difficult and they think everyone else is difficult.

1:11.3

Or maybe they blame you for everything and everyone else is perfect.

1:15.1

That unfortunately happens a lot, especially in romantic relationships.

1:19.4

One person blames the other and says, it's all you.

1:22.4

I'm not the problem.

1:23.7

I can't do anything wrong.

1:25.7

And that's when I see an unbalanced relationship. Someone who says, I can't do anything wrong. And that's when I see an unbalanced relationship. Someone who says, I can't do

1:31.1

anything wrong. I'm not doing anything wrong. You're the problem. You're everything that's wrong with

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