Has Your Partner Been Abused?
Has Your Partner Been Abused?
You may need to take action to build emotional intimacy.
But Herman cautions partners against thinking that their support alone can vanquish their mates' demons. "You didn't cause this, and you can't fix it all by yourself," she says. But partners can go along to therapy sessions, if invited, as a show of support.
As for Haney, she plans to continue with therapy until she is able to combine physical and emotional intimacy. "I am pretty determined when I set my mind to something," she says. "I don't like to live this way. I don't want what happened to beat me."
Stephen Gregory has been a journalist for 10 years and has worked for such publications as The Los Angeles Times, The San Diego Union-Tribune, and U.S. News and World Report.
Has Your Partner Been Abused?
You may need to take action to build emotional intimacy.
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But Herman cautions partners against thinking that their support alone can vanquish their mates' demons. "You didn't cause this, and you can't fix it all by yourself," she says. But partners can go along to therapy sessions, if invited, as a show of support.
As for Haney, she plans to continue with therapy until she is able to combine physical and emotional intimacy. "I am pretty determined when I set my mind to something," she says. "I don't like to live this way. I don't want what happened to beat me."
Stephen Gregory has been a journalist for 10 years and has worked for such publications as The Los Angeles Times, The San Diego Union-Tribune, and U.S. News and World Report.
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