Hi, Linda gave a good answer, so I'll just add a couple more thoughts. Sharing your feelings and having them responded to is part of emotinal intimacy. If he...
Wow - Amazing, I read some stories and it all is about me....and Tim.... I will post more when I have some more time, just didn't want to join and not...
Welcome, You did a great job considering English is not your native language. I hope we get a chance to talk about our respective situations. I have been in...
Welcome. Whatever would we do without those great Therapists who tell it like it is? I've had a few of those sessions myself... Yes!!!! There's bound to be a...
About bullyonline.org. The home page has changed, so scroll to the bottom and click on "how to recognize a serial bully". As you read, you will find dozens...
Whoops. I left something out. What I meant to write is that sadly, some of us have had to experience the results of being with an SA who is violent AND has...
L, There is a lot to respond to in your post. I'll do my best. ... If you are thinking that we really need to get a meeting with someone doing research/writing...
Thanks to both of you for your comments. Oh boy, was this trip an eye-opener. I had almost forgotten who I was and what an awesome job I am going to have once...
Marie, I'm glad we could help. Another thought occurred to me. He is probably feeling inferior and more afraid than ever of losing you. These are the kinds of...
I just went out here to read this and it was a huge eye-opener, not because it made me think of my husband, but because it reminds me of my father! The last...
Hi, Ladies, I haven't updated in a while: Summer schedules, job hunt and "ostrich syndrome". But I have been reading the posts regularly. Welcome to the...
Thanks Doc! ***comments/questions below yours. L. ... addicts ... anti ... someone ... ****AMEN, Sister! That's EXACTLY what I meant. I've been ... ...
The Passive/Aggressive Personality By Dr. Sidney Langston The passive/aggressive personality is one of the most common psychiatric disorders. Its exact...
I'm clapping for you, gal. And I truly hope that you won't ever "need" to come here again. YOU GO!!! God bless you and may you live out your dreams and the...
escalating addicts, whether they are sex addicts or other addicts, DO and WILL become abusive in order to protect their supply as TIME PASSES and the...
All: Wow, I have been trying to find people that knew about this link or NPD for that matter. Also joined a group on CO-SA, because I do see the dependency in...
Thank you! I am not looking forward to a life of anti depressants, been able to keep myself standing without them from time to time, but the last months I...
Hey there again. Glad we could help. I believe that COSA is/can be a good start for spouses coming to terms with addiction; if for no other reason than it...
APOLOGIES TO ALL! DUTCH, AS I WAS READING YOUR POST, I WAS THINKING CoDA, NOT COSA. THE FOLLOWING REFERENCES ABOUT COSA ARE MEANT TOWARDS CoDA, Ok? The names...
To provide some background: after I attended Onsite, one of their recommendations was for me to attend Al-anon, CoDa, and S-Anon. I was "anonned" to death,...
Hey gal. I hear the pain in your words. A big, big hug to you. Listen. One of the truths you can take with you is that, by golly, you went all the way to...
I thought I might hear from you----you're welcome, gal. You've supported me just as much too, you know. It's always wonderful to be able to return the love. ...
Find out these things though: what is her "win" record? And does she KNOW about SA? Or is willing to be educated and use the information in court if it comes...
Is it possible that hubby's Therapist might be cut from the same cloth as his "mens group"? I can't imagine a good Therapist condoning abusive behavior of ANY...
I wanted to call the Police,but my older Son stopped Me* It was when he was going after Son #3...the one he went after the last time~ My older Son thought I...
Hey Bear, what the heck is PAPD exactly? I SWEAR I can't keep up with them all: NPD, ASPD, PSYCHOPATH, S-ANON, CODA, COSA, BI-POLAR, ADD----it makes my brain...
... is ... our lives. ... temper flare~ Hubby is putting on the moves now;being nice to people visiting,going to see my Dad,BUT still acting like he doesn't...
Hey gal. You sent that PA info last week; I scanned it quickly intending to read it later. Thanks for re-sending. Guess what I discovered when I did? That...