Blog Entries for DrGregoryJantzRelated SearchesAre You Living In Constant Partial Attention?Yesterday at 07:55 PM Going online is compelling. There is so much to see and do, so many ways to connect. A Locked Front Door and a Wide Open Web: Unlimited Access01 May 2012 10:20 AM It's interesting what we let into our homes and our lives and what we keep out. It's interesting what we consider dangerous or a threat. Rarely do we know our neighbors anymore. We don't let our kids walk home by themselves from school or play unsupervised in our neighborhoods. Portrait of an Emotional Abuser: The Preacher18 Apr 2012 09:35 AM Carl knew it was coming. The real question was how long it would last. Depending on what kind of day his dad was having, it could be a few minutes or a half hour. If he didn't have to bring back his progress report signed by a parent, he wouldn't even have showed him his grades. Portrait of an Emotional Abuser: The Stand-Up Comic02 Apr 2012 03:34 PM "Jane's such an airhead, it's a wonder she doesn't float away completely!" "Did you hear what Bob over in engineering did the other day? Portrait of an Emotional Abuser: The One Who Is Always Right24 Mar 2012 01:01 PM Hand in glove with the overbearing opinion is the person who is always right. Overbearing-opinion abusers have an idea or opinion about everything. Heart Sick: How Stress Destroys Health12 Mar 2012 11:08 AM Study after study shows that stress is a destroyer of health, causing disease and disability. The emotional toll of abuse is manifested in physical stress. Anger, guilt, and fear produce specific physiological reactions that wear down the body. How Emotional Abuse Leads to Guilt and Shame28 Feb 2012 05:09 PM The reason given for emotional abuse varies: you are bad, stupid, ugly, or unwanted, or you are the wrong sex, the wrong age, or the wrong whatever. No matter what reason is provided, you are to blame for what is happening to you. You are guilty of causing the abuse. How Emotional Abuse Steals Your Sense of Security15 Feb 2012 08:53 AM At the most basic level, emotional abuse robs you of your sense of security and value. In an attempt to bring order out of chaos, even the regularity of abuse can be substituted for a sense of what is normal. Calling Attention to Emotional Abuse03 Feb 2012 05:19 PM It's difficult to speak up for what's right. Usually we just stay silent and hope our silence will keep us under the radar of the person who in the wrong. If we speak up, we will be noticed, and noticed people are targets. Actually, all people are targets to an emotionally abusive person. What Does Emotional Abuse Look Like?27 Jan 2012 05:13 PM In some ways, emotional abuse is the most common form of abuse. |
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