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Search Results: abuse, abusive, how to help a friend
At what age do you really stop giving a care about things? (Motivational)
Some mood music if you can listen and read: https://www.youtube.com/embed/sssxoQYWA4U Growing up we all go through the phases where we are barraged with constant reminders that we have to be the best, or strive for some...
OrdinaryGentleman
Guru Age: 31 Generation Y: Love Gone Wrong
Sorry for the doom and gloom title. It really is what this article is about though. I've honestly never had a loving, mutually respectful relationship and the sad thing is that neither have most of my friends, whether...
misssouthernbelle
Xper 7 Age: 34 What to do when he hits you but you have hit him in the past before?
I'm not going to lie I have been abusive. He's lied to me in the past to my face & has flirted with woman and checked out other girls Infront of me. I felt like he didn't respect me. So I started having major trust...
Anonymous
(30-35) Avoiding Abusive Partners
I was having a private conversation on GaG about what personality traits attract someone abusive and controlling. Some of the things we came up I thought were valuable enough to create a Take and perhaps show some signs...
Stalking is Abuse: How to Recognize it and Deal with It
Several years ago, I was abused and harassed by an ex-boyfriend in a long distance relationship. I know it sounds absurd. One would think that just deleting your email address and changing your phone number should be...
Overcoming inner demons
I have never been able to speak to anyone about this, as I have been to afraid of being shunned amongst people because of the person I am and the baggage I carry. I need to get some things off my chest. So this myTake is...
Anonymous
(30-35) I am really tired and no clue what to do or how to handle my life?
I am a 22 year old black college student going to a private university. My life as been going south for some time now. My mother is suffering through cancer so I am taking over her work (which takes a lot of my time in...
Anonymous
(30-35) I have been betrayed badly! Please help?
I was under the impression that someone liked me about a year ago so I asked them out. I was madly obsessed with them at this point. She said no and claims that she had no feeling towards me. I didn't believe her until...
Anonymous
(25-29) Guys & Girls, if you see that your best friend is physically abusing someone, what do you do? If its your friend thats being abused, how do you help?
Take this movie for example. Its about a girl who was too in love to leave her abusive boyfriend. His friends were "too much of a friend" to report him. Her friends were "too much of a friend" to tell someone. In the end,...
Anonymous
(30-35) 
I hate going home from school?
I hate going home from school. I'm 17 now but I had severe depression at 9 years old. I even remember the day I sat on my stairs and declared for the first time that I hated my life. Before, I had no friends. People would...
Anonymous
(25-29) Emotional Abuse: Abuse Won't Always Leave a Bruise
I can't remember the last time somebody told me they loved me and meant it. I can't remember the last time I felt safe in my own house. I hate the weekends because there's no school and I know she'll be home. Waiting....
BaileyisDarcy
Editor Age: 28 How can I fix my ex's fear of commitment?
So for the last four and a half years my ex-girlfriend and I have been in an on and off relationship. My ex grew up in an abusive home where her father abused both her and her mother, so her few on commitment and love is...
Anonymous
(36-45) Why would she find this 'insensitive and offensive'?
I have once been in an abusive relationship 3 years ago and managed to get out of it with the help and support of a great close friend -- he was in an abusive relationship once too. I made a status saying "you don't...
MaisGem21
Explorer Age: 31 My parents are good people and they always say they want what's best for me but lately I can't help but wonder if they've been emotionally abusive?
my parents are good people. my dad always works really hard, he paid for my college education and is helping me pay for grad school, and i never go without what i need. my mom didn't have a job, she was always home when i...
Anonymous
(30-35) Why Some Women Stay in Abusive Relationships
I've heard it so many times, people critisizing women who stay in abusive relationships. And honestly, I can relate because I used to think the same thing. "Why is she staying with a guy who abuses her?" "I don't feel...
xHoneyxBeex
Master Age: 31 Why I STILL Haven't Given Up (On Men)
*Warning. This may contain offensive material to some. It was mainly a response to another take. It contains personal details and aspects of my life that I kept hidden for a long time growing up. This is also a long read,...
Anonymous
(30-35) My Abusive Relationship
I want to share the story of my past relationship, hopefully to give people some insight on what abusive relationships are like and how patronising abusers can be. I hope this will give any current victims some...
Anonymous
(30-35) Is this normal in a relationship? Or am I being abused? Or is it the start of an abusive relationship? Is this gonna get worse?
Me and my boyfriend has been together for nearly 7 months now and we've just had some good news that I'm 11 weeks pregnant as we've been trying for a baby. Just recently he's been acting mean as in he's been saying 'do...
Anonymous
(25-29) Complicated LOVE: I'm at an important crossroad in life... where do I go from here?
So... I'll try to make this as short as possible, even though it's terribly complicated. Here's a basic timeline: *I dated a guy who abused me very badly. *My best guy friend eventually confessed his love for me and...
Anonymous
(30-35) Homeschooling Methods: How State Regulation and Professional Tutoring Can Really Benefit
I've been reading quite a lot lately on homeschooling from different blogs and articles written by parents and homeschooled kids, on how awesome homeschooling can be. The ones that I've read the most are the Pros vs Cons,...
Anonymous
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