The holiday season is supposed to be a time of warmth, celebration, and connection. But for someone recovering from an abusive relationship, Christmas can feel more like a gauntlet than a celebration. The “Abusive Grinch” is not just a fictional character—it is the embodiment of cruelty, manipulation, and emotional control in someone who should have… Read More The Abusive Grinch: When Christmas Is a Battlefield
by Linda C J Turner One of the most important things I ever did during decades of emotional and psychological abuse was this: I documented everything. Not because I planned to use it one day.Not because I was preparing for court.Not because I wanted revenge. But because I was living in so much confusion, denial, and gaslighting that writing… Read More When You Document the Abuse, the Truth Becomes Impossible to Erase
Here is how you protect your holidays, birthdays, special moments, and personal milestones so they can NEVER be ruined again — not by bitter people, not by toxic family, not by jealous ex-partners, not by anyone who feeds off chaos. These strategies are psychological, practical, and deeply empowering.Use them and your special days will finally feel like YOURS again.… Read More Saboteurs ruin what they know.
Family saboteurs and ex-partners who still orbit your life are the hardest to handle.They know your history, your buttons, your soft spots.And they often feel entitled to access you. But you can deal with them in a way that protects your peace, your holidays, your identity, and your emotional energy. Here’s the blueprint. 1. Stop expecting them to behave differently… Read More “Emotional Distance”
You absolutely CAN make sure you are never chosen as anyone’s emotional target again — not by saboteurs, narcissists, manipulators, or bitter people who feed off others’ light. It’s not about becoming harder.It’s about becoming clearer, stronger in boundaries, and unavailable for their psychological games. Let me give you the exact blueprint that emotionally strong, untouchable people use.… Read More It’s not about becoming harder.
Saboteurs almost always pick one specific person to focus on — not because that person is weak, but because that person triggers their deepest insecurities. Here is the real psychological reason why you became the “chosen target.” This might sting at first, but it will also set you free. 1. Saboteurs choose the person who has what they don’t… Read More Why you became the “chosen target.”
Here is the deep, psychological, and neuroscience-based emotional profile of people who sabotage others — especially those who ruin birthdays, holidays, relationships, milestones, or any moment where someone else is meant to feel joy. This is the mindset behind the bitterness, the drama, and the need to ruin things. 1. They have a fragile self-esteem hidden under… Read More Christmas Time Mistletoe and Wine!!!
Some people really are like that — bitter, twisted, and determined to poison moments that should be joyful. But their behaviour isn’t mysterious. It comes from very predictable psychological patterns. Here’s what’s actually going on underneath: 1. When someone ruins every celebration, it’s usually about control Celebrations take the spotlight away from them. Birthdays, Christmas, Valentine’s Day —… Read More It’s not accidental.
When you reach out to someone who doesn’t respond for hours or days, you risk becoming the placeholder rather than the priority. If someone were genuinely interested, they’d find a way to communicate — your text or call wouldn’t hang in limbo.This isn’t always obvious in the moment, but recognising this dynamic gives you more control over… Read More Why it matters
Here’s the truth — psychological, neurological, and brutally clear — about how a boyfriend can go from: “You shine more than a diamond crown”toquiet, detached, and not botheredin just a few days. It feels personal, but it’s almost never about you.It’s about what’s happening inside him. Let me break down the real reasons this sudden switch… Read More Inconsistency is a message.
