Coping with Anxiety After Leaving Emotional Abuse
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One day you feel free. The next day you find yourself overwhelmed and struggling with anxiety. Understand the emotional aftermath of emotional abuse and find practical ways to mana...
Half a century is a long time to live in a state of perpetual survival. When a child’s world is confined to a short list of places filled with memories of, and anticipation of, sav...
Hyper independence is the one trauma adaptation the world rewards, which is why it runs for decades without correction. What it is, the shame underneath it, and why insight alone n...
For decades, my mind protected me from the unimaginable. Through severe dissociation, it locked away the full scope of childhood trauma, leaving me completely unaware of my own his...
Complex trauma often teaches children to survive by becoming useful, silent, perfect, loyal, invisible, or strong. These childhood roles can follow survivors into adulthood long af...
My 16 year old son went no-contact with his father, my ex, about 18 months ago. Since that time, he occasionally asks me a loaded question, such as “do you think I’m being cruel?”...
Do they love you? Do you love them? How to tell the difference between love and something else. Let’s break down why we stay when authentic love is scarce and where to start healin...
Dear Younger Me, I know you never understood why life felt so heavy so early. You tried to shrink yourself— be quieter, easier, “good enough”—hoping it would make the pain stop. No...
Ten years ago, at the age of 50, I finally found the courage to confront my abusive childhood and begin the healing process. My mother is a pedophile as were the many sick men she...
Many years ago, I took a course to become certified in clinical hypnosis — one more tool to keep in my kit as a licensed clinical psychologist. During that training, the instructor...
Love often asks for patience, compromise, and understanding, but without awareness, those qualities can come at a cost. The more we adjust to keep the connection, the easier it bec...
I’m a domestic violence victim and I’ve been healing from symptoms of C-PTSD since September 2024 and for the first time ever, I saw what C-PTSD looks like in someone else. Just th...
Trigger Warning: This post discusses sexual abuse and misconduct within the church, including experiences of abuse, trauma, and the misuse of religious authority. Some content may...
A survivor-centered look at Flowers in the Attic, caregiver betrayal, complex trauma, and why stories about dangerous parents can stay with readers for decades.
You did the right thing. You knew it. You still cried in the car park every Tuesday for three months — and nobody could tell you why. The post The Hidden Grief No One Tells You Abo...
My wife came home from her therapist one day, frustrated and angry. She was looking for answers, and her therapist told her, “Some people are just unlucky.” Unlucky. What an intere...
Why can rebellion feel empowering while shame remains hidden? Psychotherapy can connect these dissociated self-states to their shared traumatic origins, enabling improved coping.
From my Book: Greg Zaffuto – Author – From Charm to Harm and Everything Else in Between with a Narcissist The recovery process is so multi-dimensional that it means that there are...
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After my sister texted me the real estate listing for my mom’s house, I texted back, “Well, at least now I know what Mom’s house looks like.” Mom had lived there for almost two yea...
Trauma — is an emotional or psychological response to very stressful, frightening, or distressing events. Trauma comes in different forms. Physical trauma refers to a person suffer...
From my Book – Greg Zaffuto – Author – From Charm to Harm and Everything else in Between with a Narcissist! Many readers have expressed how difficult it is for them to let go of th...
Leaving ended the relationship. It did not immediately end the version of reality my mind had learned inside it. The post I Left the Narcissist, But Some Memories Refused to Leave...
Leaving an emotionally abusive marriage can bring an unexpected mix of emotions. Learn why you may question leaving, feel relief that you're finally free, or grief over the ending...
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