Abuse
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Michael Schreiner | November 25, 2013
Guilt
If you are struggling with guilt the first thing to figure out is if the feeling is even...
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Michael Schreiner | November 21, 2013
Ostracism
It’s better to express your authentic thoughts and feelings and be excluded than to minimize these thoughts and...
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Michael Schreiner | November 8, 2013
Victimized
Hutch, one of my mentors in graduate school, told a story that has stuck with me over the...
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Michael Schreiner | November 2, 2013
Soft Underbelly
It goes against our nature to show vulnerability to people who have hurt us. The reality is that...
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Michael Schreiner | October 16, 2013
Partly Right
A form of emotional abuse that many have experienced alternates between praise and denigration. The same person rides...
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Michael Schreiner | September 16, 2013
Kids
If you are a kid this article is written specifically for you. The most important thing to understand...
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Michael Schreiner | August 20, 2013
Like Yourself
If you have ever been a victim of abuse then you have probably been made to feel worthless...
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Michael Schreiner | July 17, 2013
Gaslighting
Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse where you are made to question your memory of events and...
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Michael Schreiner | July 15, 2013
Wronged
Many people who were wronged by a primary caregiver or other significant person hold on to bitterness, resentment,...
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Michael Schreiner | July 8, 2013
Off Limits
We usually think of abuse as obvious, perpetrated by a tyrant where the effects are visible. But there...