If you are in an abusive relationship and think it may be you are the abusive partner, realizing and admitting the truth can be the hardest, yet bravest step forward. If you want to stop being an ...

While emotional abuse can be obvious and overt, it can also be more covert—meaning it's much more likely to go undetected, at least for a while. In a subtly abusive relationship, the abusive partner ...

That awkward moment when you’re telling a funny story from your childhood and no one laughs? It’s even more uncomfortable when your best friend leans forward, puts their hand on your knee, and says, ...

Molly had tried for years to have a stable relationship with her mother. Self-help books filled her shelves, and she had spent years in therapy trying to "work on herself." It wasn't until her ...

This article discusses domestic violence, how it affects people from all walks of life, and how to identify it. If any of this is triggering for you, or if you would like more information, please use ...

Gray rocking, or the grey rock method, is a tactic some people use to deal with abusive or manipulative behavior. It involves becoming as uninteresting and unengaged as possible so that the other ...

WARNING: This story contains details of abuse and may affect those who have experienced intimate partner violence or know someone who has. Emma Parsons had blocked her ex-boyfriend on her phone and ...