July 9th, 2011
by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.
Many people in abusive relationships notice that the altercations toward them happen when their abusive partner is drinking or drugging. The question that they ask is: How do I know if this is spousal abuse or a byproduct of my partner’s substance addiction?
Spousal Abuse and Substance Abuse
What is the relationship between spousal abuse and substance abuse? Sometimes they overlap, existing concurrently. But, they are not the same at all. It is important to realize that they are, indeed, two separate syndromes.
To read the complete article, please visit Abuse and Addiction – How to Distinguish between Spousal Abuse and Substance Addiction
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July 4th, 2011
by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.
Many people living in abusive relationships say they were glad when their partner first hit them. Now, I don’t mean glad in the “happy” sense. I mean “glad” in the “thank God for helping me see” sense.
Physical Abuse Shakes You Awake
If you are hit, slapped, shoved, kicked, or subjected to any kind of physical force by your partner, you more likely see it for what it is. That is “more likely” compared to how you recognize, or don’t recognize, other forms of abuse (financial and sexual abuse … mental and emotional abuse).
To read the complete article, please visit Domestic Abuse Signs – When Physical Abuse Opens Your Eyes to Mental, Psychological and Sexual Abuse
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June 29th, 2011
by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.
Being shoved out of your children’s lives is a violation like none other. Rallying your kids up to be the pistol that carries the bullets blasting your heart open is equally horrific.
In fact, this method was one practiced by Hitler in tormenting the Jews. Literally, …the children were ordered to shoot their parents in cold blood. I can hear the sound of those rifles now.
When this trauma is yours, you know how it colors your entire life. In every fiber of your being, you hold a piece of its reality. It’s your trauma. It’s your tragedy and it inspires your terror.
How do you see it for what it is? And how to you grow beyond it?
To read the complete article, please visit Domestic Violence by Proxy – How to Heal the Lingering Legacy of Trauma, Tragedy and Terror
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