The new book by Nickelodeon child star Jennette McCurdy about the abuse she suffered from her mother is sparking lots of conversation. Mental health experts weigh in. By Christine ByrneMedically Reviewed by Allison Young, MD Reviewed: August 19, 2022 The former actor Jennette McCurdy says she’s still processing the trauma she experienced at the hands of her … Read more
Medically reviewed by Scientific Advisory Board — Written by Victoria Ramos on April 9, 2014 In cases of domestic abuse throughout the world, the stereotype involves a man abusing a woman. For some, however, the story goes the other way around. In figures quoted by HelpGuide.org, approximately one in three abuse victims are … Read more
AS I sit here and listen to her arguing with her boyfriend for the trillionth time, right after I was her shoulder, right after she was telling me that she will not give him the time of day again, I realized she reminds me of a person playing with fire… She puts her hand in … Read more
We have all had toxic people dust us with their poison. Sometimes it’s more like a drenching. Difficult people are drawn to the reasonable ones and all of us have likely had (or have) at least one person in our lives who have us bending around ourselves like barbed wire in endless attempts to please … Read more
Stockholm Syndrome: The True Story of Hostages Loya How a six-day hostage drama inside a Swedish bank christened the psychological phenomenon known as “Stockholm Syndrome.” Written by CHRISTOPHER KLEIN On the morning of August 23, 1973, an escaped convict crossed the streets of Sweden’s capital city and entered a bustling bank, the Sveriges Kreditbanken, on … Read more