Abuse Are you in an abusive relationship - verbally, emotionally, or mentally? If you feel you are being abused . . . you are. Have you experienced any of the following in your relationship(s)? You will need support and guidance if you are dealing with an abusive partner or spouse. Are you walking on eggshells with a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? Do you often feel like you are going crazy? When you tell your partner how you are feeling about something he/she has done that hurt you, does he/she attack you verbally or emotionally and turn it back on you? Is your partner good at verbally twisting words and actions? Does your partner undermine your support system? Does your partner play the victim and blame you and everyone else for the problems he/she has? Does your partner push and harrass you to get a reaction, then try to make you look out of control? Did your partner intially sweep you off your feet, want to marry you quickly, pretend he/she is interested in all the same things as you, and then suddenly become your worst nightmare? Does it feel like your partner is one person in public and someone totally different behind closed doors? Are you trapped in the "cycle of abuse" - does your partner criticize you, blame you, and reject you; then apologize, ask for forgiveness, and beg to start over . . . again and again? Have you tried to leave your partner and found out how cruel or sadistic he/she can be? After giving everything of yourself, has your partner discarded you like an empty milk carton and moved on to his/her next "Soul Mate"?