Sometimes words that sound like normal conversation are actually tools for control. Certain phrases can make you feel ...

We’ve all been there—trapped in a relationship where the walls slowly close in, as your partner’s grip tightens like a vice. Maybe you’re feeling like a supporting character in your own life story or ...

We tend to associate the word “abuse” with more extreme behaviors and actions. However, abuse occurs on a continuum and can take on different forms and morph and/or escalate over the course of the ...

Psychologist George Simon argues that these covert manipulators intentionally say and do things to get what they want―for power and control. For people who are characterologically disturbed, such as ...

Sometimes it’s not distance that ruins relationships — it’s the stories we create in our own heads. I used to think being thoughtful made me a good partner. I analyzed every text message, replayed ...