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~ Now that physical abuse is in the limelight and punishable by law, abusers have resorted to more insidious forms of control. The effects are just as destructive, more enduring, and more difficult to overcome.

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Why Couples’ Counseling Doesn’t Work

23 Wednesday Jul 2014

Posted by Miss Min in Abuse, Emotional abuse, Psychological abuse, Relationships, Verbal abuse

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Abuse, abusive relationships, Conflict Resolution, Couples' Counseling, Emotional and Psychological Abuse, Marriage Counseling, narcissistic abuse, Personal Development, Psychology, Relationship Counseling, Relationship Problems, Relationships, Verbal Abuse

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David Castillo Dominici

This is an important post. Reading it might just save you a lot of time, angst and frankly, money; money spent on well-meaning and often highly-qualified counselors and psychologists.

If you’re lucky, you’ll have managed to convince your abusive significant other to accompany you to couples’ counseling, though his reason for agreeing will invariably be to ‘help you overcome your issues’. He remains spotless, and by agreeing to ‘help’ you, puts himself once again in the saddle as the knight on white charger, all-round-good-guy, long-suffering, well-calibrated member of the spousal unit. And by now, you probably believe him.

So, off you go to your first counseling session, with high expectations of your partner finally understanding the depth of pain and anguish he’s been causing you, and with hopes of reconciling your relationship in a spirit of co-operation, collaboration and mutual love. That, after all, is what couples’ counseling is all about. Continue reading →

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