Emotional Coma, or Vegetative Depression

It was very difficult for me to admit to anyone that I had experienced an "emotional coma" (that's what I was calling it). It happened twice that I can remember, possibly three times in my first (highly dysfunctional) marriage. My emotions would become overloaded and they would shut down. I went to bed and stayed… Continue reading Emotional Coma, or Vegetative Depression

Chains that bind us to betrayal and the key to being set free

Update from Barb Roberts, July, 2025. I no longer agree with the views expressed by the Guest poster below. The reason I'm not deleting her blog post is that if I deleted the post, the comments would also be scrubbed. I don't believe in de-voicing any victim of abuse. Patrick Carnes is DANGEROUS. I'll soon… Continue reading Chains that bind us to betrayal and the key to being set free