Whatever you do, stay out of abusive relationships. Psychologist Richard Schulman lists a few signs that you have become trapped in one. An abusive partner\u2026<\/p>\n
1. Stops you from seeing friends and family;<\/p>\n
2. Won\u2019t let you go out without permission;<\/p>\n
3. Tells you what to wear;<\/p>\n
4. Monitors your phone and emails;<\/p>\n
5. Controls your finances;<\/p>\n
6. Controls what you read, watch, and say;<\/p>\n
7. Monitors everything you do;<\/p>\n
8. Punishes you for breaking rules that keep changing;<\/p>\n
9. Tells you the abuse is for your own good;<\/p>\n
10. Pretends to know better;<\/p>\n
11. Doesn\u2019t allow you to question;<\/p>\n
12. Tells you that you\u2019re crazy and no one agrees with you;<\/p>\n
13. Calls you names and shames you;<\/p>\n
14. Gaslights you, attempting to change your memory of events; and<\/p>\n
15. Plays the victim when things go wrong.<\/p>\n
If all this sounds familiar, you might be thinking of our relationship with Big Government under COVID-19 tyranny.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Whatever you do, stay out of abusive relationships. Psychologist Richard Schulman lists a few signs that you have become trapped in one. An abusive partner\u2026 1. Stops you from seeing friends and family; 2. Won\u2019t let you go out without permission; 3. Tells you what to wear; 4. Monitors your phone and emails; 5. Controls … <\/p>\n