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Why do Women Abuse Men?
Partner abuse doesn't just happen man-to-woman. Women can also be abusive to men. Why do girlfriends and wives sometimes abuse their boyfriends and husbands verbally, emotionally, psychologically, financially, physically, and even sexually?
Click to learn 72 reasons why women who abuse men do it.
- Ann Silvers
- Tags: abuse OF men BY women partner abuse
Why Feeling a Wide Range of Positive Emotions is Good For Your Health
Feeling a wide range of positive emotions may be more important to your health and well-being than the amount of feel-good you have in your life. People with a wide range of positive emotions had less inflammation in a study performed by US universities (including Cornell) and the German Institute for Economic Research.
PLUS 51 words to describe positive emotions.
- Ann Silvers
- Tags: anxiety anxiety relief emotional intelligence
Signs of a Controlling Girlfriend, Wife, or Ex
Abusive women can use their words, tone, and/or body language to manipulate and exert control over their partners in an instant, or over time by wearing them down or conditioning.
Click Read More to learn:
- What a Controlling Woman May Try to Control
- Controlling Behavior Patterns
- Characteristics of a Controlling Woman
- Ann Silvers
- Tags: abuse OF men BY women partner abuse
Parental Alienation: When One Parent Turns a Child Against the Other
Parental alienation happens when one parent turns a child against the other parent—often through manipulation, fear, or control. This post explains what parental alienation looks like, why it happens, and how it affects both the targeted parent and the child. Includes real-life examples, research insights, and resources for support.
- Ann Silvers
- Tags: abuse OF men BY women partner abuse
4-Step Thought Blocking or Thought Stopping Technique
Do you ruminate about awful scenarios? or fixate on angry or anxious negative thoughts?
Fixating on negative thoughts or dwelling on awful scenarios can capitalize on your brainpower, ramp up your anxiety, drain your energy, and distort how you see yourself and the world and people around you.
Learning the technique of Thought Blocking (AKA Thought Stopping) can help you stop negative, awfulizing, catastrophizing thoughts.
The Catastrophizing and Anxiety Connection
When you catastrophize (AKA awfulize), you dwell on a worse-than-worst-case scenario and get overwhelmed by a growing mushroom cloud of painful emotion.
That can ramp up your anxiety even though what you are anxious about isn't really happening. It can stress you out, shut down your ability to think clearly, and immobilize you.
Click Read More to learn:
- What is Catastrophizing?
- The Catastrophizing-Anxiety Connection.
- How to Stop Catastrophizing.
