Sally W
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- Thank you for this good advice. I think as a family we will wait for a time when Linda will be away for a weekend and invite my father over. Then we will discuss the situation at hand with him
(posted to Emotionally Abusive Women) - The article I linked was written by Patricia Evans--but in fact, it is called "The Abusive Woman", so perhaps she did later address the flip side to the abusive relationship. Indeed, this was EXACTLY my reaction to the article--that my
(posted to Emotionally Abusive Women) - Okay, I'm the original poster here, and I'm going to clarify some things for you. First, I posted this because this indeed is happening to me and making an elaborate story up just doesn't fit in with my schedule. Secondly,
(posted to Emotionally Abusive Women) - I'm so sorry to hear that you are in this same horrible situation! That describes it to a T: NO ONE is willing to confront her because she acts like such a maniac. Every day is an exercise of trying
(posted to Emotionally Abusive Women) - Thank you for clarifying for me kandela. I am frustrated that someone would accuse us of abusing when I tried to clearly address the fact that no one is being victimized except for my father. In the beginning we empathized
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Responses to Comments from Sally W
- Ah, I saw "Nancy Davis" on the byline of your linked article - was there another one by Patricia Evans? Despite my complaint about trying to tie female abusers to a mental illness, I do sort of like that the (posted to Emotionally Abusive Women)
- "These relationships just do not get better, primarily for the reasons that your linked article states. They don't believe there is anything wrong with them, and that everyone ELSE is the problem." I agree with you here. However, there are (posted to Emotionally Abusive Women)
- I won't dispute you on that. However. I would never, ever tell a victim in an emotionally/verbally abusive relationship that he or she might change if they recognize something is wrong. My advice to anyone who was in my shoes (posted to Emotionally Abusive Women)
- I believe that DBT has been shown to be effective with people diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. But you are correct that personality disorders are difficult to treat for a number of reasons. (posted to Emotionally Abusive Women)
- All whales are mammals. Therefore, all mammals are whales. (This is what happens with "abusers have personality disorders" - it somehow will get magically garbled into "Therefore, people with personality disorders are abusers". As others have pointed out, please, please (posted to Emotionally Abusive Women)
