You Must Listen to Me! (says the abuser)

I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. (3 John 1:9) Abusers, as most all of you know through years of grievous experience, possess a mentality of incredible entitlement. One of the typical displays of this is their insistence that everyone listen to them.… Continue reading You Must Listen to Me! (says the abuser)

Typical Accusatory, Manipulative, Guilting Tactics of Abuse

Recently we received a communication from a person unknown to us. Here is the brief interaction we had. How would you handle this? What tactics do you see him using here? What is he trying to do by using these tactics with us? What is the most revealing phrase he uses that tells us what… Continue reading Typical Accusatory, Manipulative, Guilting Tactics of Abuse