Recognize brainwashing tactics used to bring you under their control.
8-2-16 - Reflections on the past four months – hoping that the efforts to remove the abusive person has been consistent. They have calmed down to a small degree but still want to exercise a modicum of control. Your best response is to ignore their abhorrent behavior, not giving much credence to the rantings and control-driven communication. Most abusive, controlling people won’t give up completely, they tend to plot and scheme as to how they can rock your world with unfounded accusations. The abusive person will use all of the old familiar ‘tags’ that captured your mind. They will say things, that in the beginning of the relationship, you didn’t realize were triggers. They study you -- what makes you tick -- then use the knowledge to control you, mind, body and soul. outLOUD!!
Healing of mind, body and soul can only happen when you begin to realize how God’s made you in His image and likeness!
8-12-16 - Each day I realize more freedom, more opportunities afforded me to live life without condemnation, low self-esteem, ridicule, humiliation, fear, anxiety or dis-stress! Breaking a cycle of codependency and abuse is hard work. You have to continuously reinforce your new way of thinking, your boundaries, your personal goals and desires. You are reestablishing your identity before you were inundated with someone else’s imposition of who you are and how you are to operate as a human being. Understand and know that you’re already there -- you broke free, you are free, and now it’s just about unraveling those unhealthy, unsubstantiated thoughts that try to creep back into your mind. Whom the Son sets free is free INDEED!! Resist every negative thought that tries to arrest you. Think on whatsoever things are truthful, honorable, respectful, right, confirmed by the word of the God, pure, wholesome, lovely, peaceful, admirable, of a good report, excellent, anything worthy of praise: THINK ON THESE THINGS!! outLOUD!!
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