• Emotional Abuse: Recovering and Healing from Toxic Relationships, Parents or Coworkers while Avoiding the Victim Mentality

  • By: Jonathan S. Costas
  • Narrated by: Sean Posvistak
  • Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (124 ratings)

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Emotional Abuse: Recovering and Healing from Toxic Relationships, Parents or Coworkers while Avoiding the Victim Mentality

By: Jonathan S. Costas
Narrated by: Sean Posvistak
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Publisher's Summary

Have you ever wondered if it's possible to break free from the vicious cycle of emotional abuse forever? Being involved with an abusive person can be a nightmarish journey. Going down that path will open your eyes to how people really are, how broken our society is and most of all you’ll learn a lot about your force of will and spirit. 

A lot of people that are currently suffering from abuse aren’t even aware that they’re being a victim. These sufferers have no idea that abuse is taking place right under their noses. Sometimes, the perpetrators are individuals that would never be suspected of being a toxic person. The concealed nature of abuse is what makes it cause so much damage over the long term if it is never put to a stop.

Here's some of what you can expect to learn inside the pages of this book:

  • How to identify the red flags of emotional abuse and how to completely break free of it.
  • Learn how to properly set boundaries with abusive people so that your rights and needs are respected.
  • A practical, step-by-step program designed to take you from abused to survivor while minimizing the damage.
  • How to stay away from the abusive individual over the long term and what to do in case of a relapse and much more!

This audiobook will educate you on the signs of emotional abuse. You will learn how to recognize the characteristics of potential abusers and where these people might be hiding in your life.

You will know exactly which course of action to take in case you ever find yourself in a psychologically abusive relationship. 

You will also learn all about the stages of recovery from psychological abuse and what course of action to take in case there is a relapse. 

This guide will give you the necessary tools needed to escape the vicious cycle of abuse or at least helps you identify the warning signs of toxic people so that you never find yourself in this highly undesirable situation. Start taking back control of your life today! 

©2019 Jonathan S. Costas (P)2019 Jonathan S. Costas

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Fantastic!

This book has been so surreal to me that I swear I listened to about my own life. The descriptions of these psychopaths' traits and actions were remarkably true, in comparison to my personal experience. I am always shocked by how much commonality these soulless people have with actions there and their habits of harming others. Great absolutely fantastic book, particularly with great regard for

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Fantastic!

Someone has actually understood what I am going through from MY perspective. I CAN get out of this, I WILL, and this experience will make me so much wiser and grateful for the true, loving, reciprocal relationship I have in my life. Thank you for composing this book!

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Wonderful audible

The author even uses some good humour to get us through describing what is truly obnoxious, cold, calculating and damaging behaviour. He has used his own personal experience as a springboard to discovery and elucidation for the rest of the world to see. Awesome!

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Incredibly helpful

I find this book incredibly informative and helpful. In excellent fashion, he clarifies the psychopathic type and their patterns, giving the reader a way to recognize, remove oneself and recover from the destruction caused by those people. Recommend them highly!

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Appreciable audible

This book really helped me. I've been dealing with my fair share of terrible relationships and listening this book at a referral from my therapist. While not all of this applied in my opinion to the few people, it certainly helped get through it.

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Detailed explanation

Literally, the book saved my life. A counsellor sent me this book and it was like listening to my own thoughts word for word. I might see the facts, and get out of a really dangerous relationship. I will be grateful to this author forever and to his publisher for the confidence that this book has given me to move on. Thanks!!!

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Helpful listen!

In one night I listened to it, I simply couldn't put it down. Since my relationship ended, I have listen a number of books on emotional abuse, sociopaths and narcissists and this one was by far the most accurate and helpful.

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Very helpful!

My daughter is trying to escape one of these relationships and recommended that her therapist listen to this book. It has been very helpful to understand better where she has been and how to help in the future.

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Perfect guide

One of the best classic books dealing with this topic. Great first listen if you're new to the subject. If you've already listened to it a lot, as I have, this is a perfect book to help you explain your perception of loose ends.

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Incredible

The level of uncanny parallels described by the author is incredibly validating, especially during a time when it is incredibly difficult to articulate or explain what just happened to friends and loved ones. Not everyone can understand narcissism, especially if they have not undergone the abusive cycle. I feel very fortunate to have listened this book, it will help me heal from this horrific psychological torture I've endured.

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  • S. P.
  • 06-20-19

Good but Repetitive

I lost the interest after few chapter as I found it too repetative. My apologies to the author. From the reviews you can see many people liked it, but I guess we all have different tastes.

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  • Mary
  • 03-12-20

Life changing

Gave a colossal measure of clearness to a very complexed torment filled dynamic...it was genuinely changing. I am appreciative for discovering it and thank you for composing it.

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  • Charles
  • 03-12-20

Great work!

It is not a bore and it has taken me through the steps restoring my shattered identity and sense of self. Great work!

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  • Frances
  • 03-12-20

Basically, a brilliant book.

Extremely simple to peruse and clear yet full with definite data. Has improved my life tremendously. Much better understanding is conceivable with this book. Excessively late for my last relationship however incredibly helps recuperation.

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  • Teresa
  • 03-09-20

Highly effective

Sharing issues in marriage problems with honesty and kindness will better solve the gap between couples. I found this to be effective!

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  • Rowan Elian
  • 03-07-20

Very useful and authentic.

Spot on, know from personal experiences of knowing one - thankfully independent and got away in time. This work (belatedly) confirmed my doubts all along.

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  • Harvey Logan
  • 03-07-20

Great information!

I've found myself giving more information from this book with others who know I'm on this journey than any other book I've learned. Highly suggest!

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  • Laurie Moore
  • 03-07-20

it's been explained well.

The author explains very well! Both partners have different sexual responses; women need time to get in the mood whereas men sometimes get incredibly frustrated. Understand these responses and communicate accordingly.

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  • Victor Emerson
  • 03-04-20

The author's transparent.

This is the book that opened my eyes to the truth of my marriage. Thank you for being so transparent and sharing like this.

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  • Luisa Gonzales
  • 11-22-19

Great, would it say it isn't?

Emotional stability assumes a huge job in a person's life. It could either give you fulfillment or hopelessness, contingent on how you relate to other people.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 12-28-20

Understanding

I liked the easy to understand way about this book, it’s as if I already knew a lot of the strategy’s, although I may need to read it many times more to fully get it, it’s like awakening
Thank you