What is Emotional Abuse? Emotional abuse occurs when one person displays a pattern of controlling and manipulative behaviors towards another person. Emotional abuse can exist in romantic partnerships, family relationships, friendships, or workplace relationships. Victims of emotional abuse are often hesitant to terminate the relationship...
Unexpected Symptoms of PTSD It’s been a long time since you’ve felt like yourself. You struggle to focus on work and get distracted easily. Sometimes memories are disturbingly vivid and other times they’re foggy or unreal. If this sounds like you, it’s possible you could...
What is People Pleasing? A people pleaser is someone who is highly sensitive to the needs and feelings of other people and who prioritizes these needs above their own. People pleasers are likable, agreeable, and caring, but they also have difficulty speaking up for themselves...
Types of Attachment Styles Your attachment style describes how you emotionally bond and connect to another person. There are four adult attachment styles that describe how people perceive, behave, and function in relationships. These styles are secure, anxious, avoidant, and anxious avoidant. Secure: People with...
The Effects of Narcissistic Abuse Narcissistic abuse is confusing and difficult to identify because the abuse starts off subtle and builds over time. This slow build makes it difficult to recognize the impact narcissistic abuse has on your mental health and well-being. Being in a...
Anxiety and Mental Health Anxiety is the feeling of excessive worry or dread. It’s normal to feel some anxiety when experiencing a stressful situation, however, anxiety becomes a disorder when it causes impairment in your daily functioning. Anxiety disorders include generalized anxiety, phobias, social anxiety,...