When Your Partner is an Emotional Bully

It's painful to be married to someone who leaves you feeling humiliated, stupid, weak, or inferior. Emotional abuse can be even more difficult to confront because it makes the victim feel confused and insecure. This video will discuss emotional abuse and how to approach it in your relationship.

Mary Jo Rapini, MEd, LPC is a psychotherapist, specializing in intimacy, parenting, body image, and relationships.

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[butterfly]

Love that you put an emphasis on care.
Because everyone cares.
When we make a connection to the goodness in people, that´s when they heal.
Otherwise we would punish people for being punishing.

[juliecarson]

Thank you for confirming what I was thinking about my boyfriend.

[samuelmirando]

Your videos are extremely insightful and helpful. You have a wonderful manner and express difficult concepts clearly and with such empathy and clarity. Please keep up the good work - Sam in London - UK

[mellison]

I know someone like this, they will never allow their partner to get professional help, she swears and says no way will she give information to anyone else, and any moves are made she will get into rages, but in company this person will ultimately seem loving and faithful, until the company/ visitors leave and the switch will switch back to this woman's rages and her throwing things at her partner. I know this guy, he keeps living in hope that things will improve.

[rjnodelay]

Your video and your insight just lifted me out of a sad, depressing state of mind I was in. I'm literally sitting in a parking lot, so i don't have to be home.I thought something was wrong with me.

[danavest]

I think this might be me never heard this term but it’s exactly how I was brought up very chaotic

[chari---zard]

My partner.. was supposed to protect me. And love.
Crazy, that bullies stopped emotional growth at preteen age. Says it all, but still crazy to realize that they are adults

[cuzinofie]

This was incredibly helpful. Thank you so much. So well spoken. I feel so blessed to listen to people like you. So much hope and validation.

[Jlsousa]

I'm married to an emotional bully. She uses my past mistakes against me, in every way. She insults me and demeans me constantly. If I react to these actions then I'm some sort of a monster. It's hurtful that the person that you share your life with prefers to be right than to be honest. We're not always right. We also are not perfect and make mistakes. However using mistakes of others as some sort of weapon is beyond hurtful and demeaning. I wish I knew what to do, however I can't allow my life to be dictated by my passed mistakes. We are all better than our mistakes. I'm not perfect in any way. I'm a very flawed man. However I'm working on those flaws everyday. However being told that you're worthless daily, makes it hard to get passed those flaws and improve.

[danavest]

Yep after listening this is me I’ve been to counseling no luck unfortunately

[MikeSmith-uliw]

I’m a bully to my wife, how do I stop ?

[yadi]

I don't want to be with him or in something like this

[butterfly]

That was me towards my mum partially ;-(

That was my ex-partner towards me.