6 Signs Your Partner Is Having an Emotional Affair
Emotional affairs can be just as destructive to a relationship as physical cheating, and even murkier, making them difficult to resolve.
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Healing from toxic partnerships requires identifying signs of emotional abuse, understanding legal protection options, and utilizing psychological recovery techniques.
Will Your Partner Cheat? If They Cheated Before, It's Likely
Once a cheater, always a cheater? A new study confirms that almost half of those who cheat in their first relationship will do so in their next.
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10 Things to Never Say to Someone With Depression
Depression is undoubtedly common -- 6.7 percent of people 18 and older had at least one depressive episode in 2013, according to the National Institute of Mental Health -- and it’s likely you’ll eventually have to deal with a loved one who’s suffering.
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9 Signs You Need a Digital Detox
It should come as no surprise that many of us need a digital detox. Here are eight signs that you need to unplug, along with recommendations on how to detox.
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Cheated On? Here's How You Can Actually Move Forward
Yes, there's a way through this hard situation and a chance for healing, learning and growth. Whether you choose to stay together or break up for good, here's what you can do to move forward after you've been cheated on.
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13 Times Body Positivity Was Actually Celebrity Body Shaming
Even the strongest, most empowered body positive advocates can be on the receiving end of well-meaning comments about how they look that just completely miss the mark. Here’s a collection of some of those situations in which body positive advocates have found themselves and their best reactions.
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10 Signs You Are a Control Freak
Everyone knows a control freak. Think you might be guilty of this type of behavior (or know someone who is)? See if you exhibit any of the following traits.
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Shaun T Tells Fellow Sexual Abuse Victims: "Unleash Your Power"
Fitness trainer and sexual abuse survivor Shaun T speaks out about fellow victims coming forward, explaining that it's incredibly empowering.
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What It's Like to Do a Digital Detox Retreat
More and more, we have our heads buried in our cell phones and [digital devices](https://www.livestrong.com/slideshow/1011411-8-signs-need-digital-detox/).
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LIVESTRONG.COM Members' Powerful Quit-Smoking Success Stories
Are you looking for motivation in your personal quest to quit smoking? Find inspiration in these LIVESTRONG.com members' stories of how they successfully came out on top in the battle against nicotine!
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10 Signs You're Getting in Your Own Way
At some point in our lives, we all feel a bit stuck, whether it’s in a relationship that doesn’t make us happy, at a job that doesn’t quite suit us or with a goal that always feels just out of reach. For whatever reason, we’re unable to make a change -- or find true fulfillment -- in some area of life.
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10 Things You Should Never Say to an Overweight Person
The prevalence of obesity in adults has doubled worldwide since 1980, meaning, more likely than not, you know someone who has had their weight discussed, commented on or criticized.
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The Real Way to Know If You're Addicted to Porn
A new test devised by Hungarian researchers claims to determine whether or not an individual is at risk of being a porn addict.
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This Photo Puts Lady Gaga's Fat Shamers to Shame
Negative Tweets that were sent by viewers who were troubled by Lady Gaga’s stomach during her Super Bowl performance but this picture shows how wrong they are.
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Signs of Jealousy in Men
Understanding jealous feelings and behaviors in your boyfriend helps you watch out for yourself. Jealousy may be present in a man when he feels threatened by the thought of losing you; his fear of loss may be rooted in some sort of insecurity in himself or in the relationship.
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How to Stop My Verbally Abusive Husband
The scars left by verbal abuse in your marriage may not be physical but in some ways, they're even worse, because they can permanently disfigure your sense of self-worth. You can't change your husband's behavior but if he has the will to do so, he can [Ref. 1].
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Long-Term Effects of an Emotionally Abusive Relationship
Emotional abuse is often the hardest type of abuse to recognize and overcome because its scars aren't visible to the naked eye. Unlike physical and sexual abuse, emotional abuse doesn't leave behind scars or other physical evidence.
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What Are the Treatments for Aggressive Behavior?
The Society for Neuroscience states that aggression is a "complex social behavior" and can be divided into three categories: predatory aggression, social aggression and defensive aggression. A person with predatory or social aggression seeks out a target, while defensive aggression is a response.
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Characteristics of a Verbally Abusive Husband
Does your husband make fun of you or yell a lot in a way that makes you feel bad about yourself? If this sounds familiar, it is possible that the relationship could be considered verbally abusive.
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How to Confront a Pathological Liar
Pathological lying is defined as telling lies to the point they are persistent, extremely exaggerated and often told without a discernible reward. Psychiatrists have not given pathological lying the title of a true mental disorder as of yet, though this behavior is suggestive of a mental disturbance.
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