I have lived with a passive aggressive spouse for the last 26 years. Several years have been spent in counseling just trying to obtain better coping skills and work on my own issues. Your definition of abuse being cyclic in nature was eye openning to me and spot on. My husband is emotionally abusive and withholds affection and sex to lash out at me. My self esteem has definetly taken a hit. I love him and dont' want to leave him, but I am tired of being on the same roller coaster. I have recently started calling him out on his bad behavior. I don't know if our marriage will survive now that I recognize the driving forces behind our screwed up relationahip.
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I have lived with a passive aggressive spouse for the last 26 years. Several years have been spent in counseling just trying to obtain better coping skills and work on my own issues. Your definition of abuse being cyclic in nature was eye openning to me and spot on. My husband is emotionally abusive and withholds affection and sex to lash out at me. My self esteem has definetly taken a hit. I love him and dont' want to leave him, but I am tired of being on the same roller coaster. I have recently started calling him out on his bad behavior. I don't know if our marriage will survive now that I recognize the driving forces behind our screwed up relationahip.
June 3, 2011 - 6:51amThis Comment
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