Welcome to the Breakdown to Breakthrough podcast.

My name is Lisa A. Romano.

I am a life coach, best-selling author, YouTube vlogger, meditation teacher, an expert in the field of codependency and narcissistic abuse.

I am a believer in the power of an organized mind.

My aim is to help people learn what it means to live above the veil of consciousness

rather than living a reactive life.

May your heart feel blessed, your mind feel expanded, and your spirit find hope

as you spend time with me here at the Breakdown to Breakthrough podcast.

So today we're going to be talking about the things emotionally abusive partners say.

And the reason I think it's important to consider the types of things that emotionally abusive people say is because in everyday life, relationships are so important.

You see it in the animal world. You see it just in the human world. Relationships are important.

And the better we are at picking up on cues when relationships aren't as healthy as they could or should be,

the healthier we are as people.

How many of us have been emotionally manipulated and or abused, and we didn't even know it was happening. We are naturally inclined to want to bond with other people. If you're a trusting

person, an empathic person, a forgiving person, then you naturally trust other people.

And you just assume that everybody that you're speaking to is as honest and upfront as you are.

And in that case, when you become the victim of emotional abuse, you don't even see it happening.

You don't even understand that over time you're being manipulated into disowning yourself,

you are being manipulated into worrying and obsessing about what someone else thinks about you,

and you may be becoming trauma bonded without even identifying.

And what this means is that over time you lose your ability to be objective about your relationship.

So some of the things that emotional abusive partners say are, I need to know where you are at all

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