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I applaud you for making the effort in searching for the truth. It takes a great amount of courage and energy to say 'enough is enough' and go against your usual behaviour. Therefore I won't keep you any longer! My articles are 100% ad free and are a collection of my inner most realisations about love, relationships, life and happiness, put together for you to make sense of your own journey.


UNVEILING THE PARALLELS BETWEEN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ABUSERS AND CULT EXPERIENCES
An exploration into the similarities between a coercively controlling relationship and being in a cult.
Michaela Patel
5 days ago12 min read
19 views


NAVIGATING CO-PARENTING AFTER LEAVING AN ABUSER-MANIPULATOR FROM A VICTIM PARENT'S PERSPECTIVE - PART 2
Exploration of the difficulties navigating leaving and co-parenting with a coercively controlling partner.
Michaela Patel
Apr 97 min read
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NAVIGATING CO-PARENTING AFTER LEAVING AN ABUSER-MANIPULATOR FROM A VICTIM PARENT'S PERSPECTIVE - PART 1
Exploration of the difficulties navigating leaving and co-parenting with a coercively controlling partner.
Michaela Patel
Apr 95 min read
16 views


THE ILLUSION OF LOVE: WHY DO VICTIMS OF COERCIVE CONTROL HOPE THINGS WILL GET BETTER?
Learn why do the victims of coercive control get stuck in unhappiness, hoping things will improve.
Michaela Patel
Feb 97 min read
48 views


CONFUSING RELATIONSHIPS: IS YOUR PARTNER BLURRING THE LINES?
Discover how chronic abuse by a toxic partner leads to confusion and how discerning the truth is infinitely validating.
Michaela Patel
Jan 267 min read
71 views


BRAINWASHED BY YOUR PARTNER: RECOGNISING COVERT ABUSE AND RECLAIMING YOUR TRUTH
Learn how to recognise covert manipulation in relationships and reclaim your truth.
Michaela Patel
Jan 57 min read
41 views


IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU FOR NOT WANTING TO BE INTIMATE?
Learn how traumatic relating suppresses your needs and desire for intimacy.
Michaela Patel
Jan 15 min read
20 views


WHEN LOVE FEELS TOO SNUG: RECLAIMING YOUR RIGHTS AND A SENSE OF SELF WHEN BEING COERCIVELY CONTROLLED
Find out if you are being coercively controlled, reclaim your rights and a sense of self.
Michaela Patel
Sep 22, 20241 min read
75 views


HOW EASY IS IT TO LEAVE AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP?
Understand why leaving a coercively controlling relationship is an ongoing struggle.
Michaela Patel
Aug 25, 20247 min read
34 views


ARE YOU BEING COERCIVELY CONTROLLED BY YOUR PARTNER?
My personal story describing how coercive control looks on the outside and feels on the inside.
Michaela Patel
Apr 17, 202410 min read
103 views


DEALING WITH A HIGH CONFLICT PERSONALITY
The truth of dealing with a high conflict, controlling personality.
Michaela Patel
Nov 11, 20237 min read
66 views


ARE YOU DEALING WITH AN ENTITLED, DIFFICULT PERSON?
A deep dive into the psyche of an entitled, difficult person.
Michaela Patel
Nov 11, 20237 min read
76 views


COVERT AGGRESSION 1
What is covert control? What kind of partners do covert aggressors pick and why? What makes us prone to endure abuse?
Michaela Patel
Jan 11, 20235 min read
51 views
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