As you heal from domestic violence or narcissistic abuse it is common to start reevaluating the relationships in your life. You may start to notice that there are others in your world that are abusive to you in different ways which may cause a lot of hurt and anger.

In this episode you will get some ideas on how to assess your current relationships and how they either positively or negatively affect your life. With this new information, you will then be able to decide what role these people will get to play in your life and the lives of your children.

We discuss the difference between going no-contact and having a detached contact in your relationships and will offer different strategies for making this decision and how to hold firm to your decision. Some of the strategies for maintaining a detached relationship are:

• Asking yourself what support you will need to maintain emotional distance while being in the presence of the person
• Identifying and challenging your cognitive distortions
• Learning to regulate your nervous system and trauma responses
• Managing your expectations
• Using radical acceptance

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Book: Healing From Hidden Abuse by Shannon Thomas

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