Sunday, October 18, 2009

Abusive Teen Dating Relationships

Abuse In Teen Dating Relationships - Friends of the Abused and Abuser

By Linda Eagle Culbreth


Before you get into a serious dating relationship, you need to ask the following questions regarding friends. My husband has often said that "you either are or will soon be like your friends." He's right about that and a lot of other things as well.

Monday, March 9, 2009

Emotional Abusers

Emotional Abuse - How the Abuser Gains Control in an Abusive Relationship
By Dee Ver Hoeff
Have you ever witnessed an abusive relationship and wondered how the abuser gains so much control over the victim? The control and abuse sneak up on the victim. They aren't apparent, they appear slowly, in ways that don't allow a victim to recognize what is happening. Often an abuse victim begins a relationship feeling needed and strong. The abuser actually appears to need the victim, because they lack the strength to live separately.