Five signs of a toxic relationship
Relationships are good for you. They increase your life experiences, bring you new things and help you grow into a better version of yourself. But there are other relationships that may end up degrading you as an individual. This is referred to as a toxic relationship.
What is emotional abuse?
Emotional abuse can be many things. Emotional abuse is used as a control and manipulation tactic. It can happen in any scenario: at work, at school, within families, between parents and children, and between siblings.
Getting to know narcissistic abuse
One in four Australian women suffers emotional abuse from a partner. One of the types of emotional abuse someone can experience is narcissistic abuse.
Out of the suffering – counselling Adelaide help
Previously, we’ve looked at how people can completely transform their lives with counselling Adelaide.
Counselling services bring relief from suffering and are powerful in life changing ways. I genuinely believe the majority of my mission on earth is to help ease the suffering of others. If I can help others find a path to their own wholeness or reconnect to their inner selves and perhaps something beyond the self then I feel I’m completely doing what I am meant to be doing.
Covert manipulation – are you experiencing it?
I’ve witnessed a lot of clients in the past talk about a very concerning type of behaviour that is very underhanded and can be distressing. Known as covert manipulation.
It’s part of the cycle of abuse that can happen when you’re in a relationship or interacting with someone that is manipulative. Whilst all types of manipulation is toxic and underhanded, this covert stuff can be potentially quite damaging. And it’s different in its own sense and holds an even deeper layer of manipulation. It can often even have a hidden or underlying energy to it. So it’s worth identifying and discussing.
How to find yourself after relationship trauma
Unfortunately, relationship trauma is something that is very common. Many individuals I speak to, professionally and outside of a professional context, are suffering because of relationship related traumas. If you have experienced relationship trauma, you may start to see things below that resonate with you.
Out of the suffering with Adelaide counselling
We’ve looked at how people can completely transform their lives with counselling and other wellbeing techniques.
My counselling services bring relief from suffering and are powerful in life changing ways. I genuinely believe the majority of my mission on earth is to help ease the suffering of others. If I can help others find a path to their own wholeness or reconnect to their inner selves and perhaps something beyond the self then I feel I’m completely doing what I am meant to be doing.
What is counselling?
Every wondered what is counselling? Counselling offers healing and understanding. It is a forum to speak about problems. And issues, traumatic events, past or present topics that are affecting day to day life. Counselling can be used to navigate current difficulties. Such as a relationship break up, anxiety, depression or work/career disputes) or to gain healing and/or understanding around past events (like childhood trauma, family separation, loss of a loved one).
