What the Bible really says about abuse I wrote this paper a few years ago to correct some of the common misconceptions about what the Bible says about women and their “place” in the context of dealing with abuse in the marriage. I hope it will be a comfort to those who are confused and […]
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Narcissists train their victims not to expect much, if anything, from them very early on in the relationship. And if you do, they rage, tantrum, gaslight, name-call and threaten to dump you. You just want to go back to the honeymoon stage and believe it’s possible, so you stop holding Vampira or Count Vlad accountable.
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According to family systems theory, any “system” of which people are part wants to maintain homeostasis. Change is threatening, even change for the better, because it means individual members of the comfortable existing system will also have to change, and change is scary. This explains why, when there is abuse, family members and friends
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