Category: Helping Others
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Are You a Compulsive Helper?
Compulsive behavior includes thoughts, urges or behaviors that persist despite negatively affecting health, job or relationships. Normally when we think of compulsions, we imagine a person who constantly checks the locks on doors or washes their hands all day long. But any behavior that is persistent and includes negative effects can be considered compulsive. So
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How to spot partner abuse
Many women who are struggling with anxiety are actually staggering under the weight of an abusive partner, but they don’t even know to call it that. To them, it’s just how relationships work.
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Questions to ask an abuse survivor
Many people want to help a survivor of abuse but hesitate to step into the conversation out of fear that they’ll do or say something wrong. Here are some questions you can ask in order to support a survivor.
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How should men care for female survivors of sexual abuse?
What should you do if you’re a man who wants to care for a female sexual abuse survivor? How do you interact with her? What does she need?
Beth M. Broom 