How To Leave An Emotionally Abusive Relationship?

The Invisible Wound: Don’t you just love when your partner makes you feel less than who you are and what you deserve? I remember working at a hotel during one summer and I got the shock of my life when I witnessed an interaction between a woman and her husband. The wife wanted a mimosa, and right as she completed the order, her husband was there to shut her down. He made it crystal-clear that she would not be getting a glass of mimosa, but a cup of coffee instead. The level of power and authority that he had over her was so great that the mere thought of arguing with him seemed pointless and a waste of her time. An emotionally abusive relationship consists of one partner controlling or manipulating the other by crippling his or her confidence, trust, growth, and/or emotional stability.

An emotionally abusive relationship is normally the epitome of a fairy-tale romance at first. It feels like God answered your prayers because they are everything you want in a partner and more! You create a bond from certain attributes that they possess; attributes that you love and appreciate. However, emotional abusers are very skillful in the art of manipulation and deception.

The attachment to them gets stronger by the minute and you are so invested in the relationship, that by the time you notice things have changed, the abuse is in full effect…