People suffer in relationships. They heal too. But suffering and healing does not necessarily happen in that order. Physical abuse and marital rape are extreme forms of suffering that many people endure in their relationships. But suffering also happens when one partner is extremely selfish, narcissistic or is unaware of a partner’s emotional needs. Years of neglect and constant bickering can also result in a kind of suffering and it takes time to heal.
In this section Bonobology shares stories of how people suffered yet, they found the strength to struggle through this phase and then move on. They survived to tell the tale and healed to start a new life.
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So your worst fears have come true, haven’t they? After all those years of being single by choice, dodging the flirts, and surviving potential heartbreak, you have finally found the love of your life. However, there was a huge risk involved. The man you loved was someone else’s husband. And now that this revelation has […]
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(Names changed to protect identities)This is the true story of Ankit, who fought adversity and overcame addictions of the worst kind. His Life Seemed Like A Dream Come True Ankit was a young ambitious boy of 24 when he came to the big bad city of Mumbai. He had just completed his MBA degree and
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With the help of psychotherapist Gopa Khan (Masters in Counseling Psychology, M.Ed), who specializes in marriage & family counseling, let’s take a look at the signs of emotional abuse and what you can you need to do about it.
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“And in that moment of complete submission, I was free, liberated.” I had heard or read this line countless times, always wondering what it really meant! How can one ever attain liberation in submissiveness, in giving in? I had been a submissive person and it landed me in problems. Submissiveness leads to low self-confidence, low
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Jealousy is as natural a human emotion as any but one that has earned a bad rep because it can easily spiral out of control and take a toxic form. When that happens, it can prove detrimental to even the strongest, most passionate relationships, obliterating the good and replacing it with an awful, all-consuming sense
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When we talk about the ill effects of addiction, the physical and psychological ramifications of substance abuse remain a key focus. However, such dependencies impact every aspect of a person’s life, including their ability to form and sustain relationships. Slowly but surely, drug addiction affects relationships and eventually takes a toll on them. A person
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Harassment on the streets and at work is very common, but there is legal recourse available to anyone who wishes to file an FIR. Catcalling and wolf whistling need to stop
Stop Street Harassment: How To Deal With Catcalling and Wolf Whistling Read More »
It was a foggy, cold January morning in Delhi, when I reached the airport to board my flight for Mumbai. Standing in the queue to collect my boarding pass, I noticed a lady whom I thought I knew quite well. I had not seen her face properly till then, but told myself, half in excitement
We couldn’t marry because of family “honour” Read More »
(As told to Kirthi Jayakumar) I was 18 years old and was forced into marriage to a man who was around 34 or 35. My father came home saying that he had found me a match and that I had to jolly well be happy about it because the ‘boy’ was from a wealthy background.
My husband was almost twice my age and raped me every night Read More »
All my life I’ve lived a rollercoaster of emotions, lack of sleep from an early age, anxiety levels going through the roof and this was the only life I knew. He never could understand why I wouldn’t just ‘snap out of it’, or ‘get over it.’ I tried to make him understand, but he was
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