Recent content by Philippa

There are a number of people who have the same reaction to not eating meat. They need it. Every body is different and some really need meat or they get sick. There wouldn't be things in meat that respond to the human body in a good way if we weren't supposed to ingest it...at least some of us...

Hey, it's proven...meat is addictive and we've come this far living on a diet of meat so it's not realistic to expect an entire world of people to just quit it. I think it's more realistic if people just cut back on their intake. If we all did that it would actually do a lot of good, and it's...

I appreciate the good work people like Leonardo Di Caprio and that other actor who went and became a beekeeper recently are doing to raise awareness. In America people place their celebrities on pedestals, so they will actually listen to them, even if politicians are retarded.

Free Range eggs don't mean the chickens aren't still locked up at night in a crowded filthy pen. They may be allowed to roam free during the day but they still live like caged sardines at night. I'm still not sure whether Veganism is actually the full solution, from an environmental...

Yes, there is no way of knowing if a product is 100% organic any more because of this...and I don't think anything can be organic anyway with the amount of crap in the soils to start with. Nothing is really pure and companies use a lot of sneaky language and legal loopholes to get around...

There are memes on facebook that share information of what flowers we can all grow in our own back yards that will attract bees to them. I'd love to get an actual hive and be a bee keeper at some point, but where I live now I don't know that my landlady would allow me to have one...I haven't...

That's how it's meant to be, yeah. Reality is a bitch though. Don't worry, I had to stop and think about it as well...wasn't sure they'd take victims of emotional abuse...and I've stayed in one before.

Yes, in my experience, friends and family (in the past, not so much now) were the worst for support. I found more compassion with strangers, sadly. That's the way it is for many many people unfortunately. Shouldn't be that way, but it is. It's all a bit backwards this world. I must have read it...

Yes, record everything, because if he decides to take it to court later and spin everything so you look like the bad guy at least you will have a reference to fall back on. It's good for your own sanity as well to write it down. Writing it down makes it more real so it's no longer 'just in your...

That's exactly right. Most victims of this form of abuse are warm hearted, kind and loving people. People like your husband are jealous. Envy is at the root of much of their behaviour.

It's not surprising. If that's the feedback you've received then how are you meant to know if anyone else will understand...but it's ok, we really do. Most of us here have been through it ourselves. It's one of the main reasons so many people have ptsd and other forms of mental illness.

Don't worry, you're not alone there. I just got myself out of one recently, and I felt the same things, and more. It's totally normal...but it's not your fault. You aren't stupid, you're addicted chemically and bonded to him. It's totally scientific why you are still with him. The video I...

Emotional Abuse 101: Why victims stay so long in abusive relationships. You can find it on the Self-care Haven you tube site. She's very well researched and offers so many wonderful insights. There is also a great book you can buy by Beverly Engel called :The emotionally abusive...

Here is a great vid that validates the reasons why victims of abuse stay so long. It might help...

The "It's very painful to be alone" thing is very common with people from that generation of your fathers. My mother was always drilling that into me from a young age...that i had to find a good man to marry as the alternative was unthinkable...being alone *gasp. Sure, it's not easy sometimes...