maura asked:


How can I recover from emotional abuse? I was in a relationship and he treated me like a child, always telling me what to do, what to wear, basically everything! He made me feel like no one else would ever want me. He also was overly emotional and I feel that he drained me emotionally. I have turned into a very angry person. I feel at times that I can’t feel happy or sad. I also feel like I can turn off negative emotions at any time- what I believe to be a survival tactic that I learned to use during the relationship in order to not go crazy. It’s not that I lack confidence or self esteem. I have learned to build those back up. The problem is my anger and lack of emotion. I can easily get irritated and angry at anything- something that never happened to me before. I also feel kind of numb. Does anyone have similar experiences or understand this? What can I do to become the old happy me again??

Kohan