{"id":216,"date":"2023-08-09T19:08:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T19:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/counseling.baysideonline.com\/?page_id=216"},"modified":"2024-04-02T19:29:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T19:29:53","slug":"spiritual-abuse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/counseling.baysideonline.com\/?page_id=216","title":{"rendered":"Spiritual Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"background-color:#0b0b0b;padding-left:5%;padding-right:5%;padding-bottom:15%;padding-top:15%\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container gb-layout-hero-1 gb-block-container alignfull\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gb-container-image has-background-dim\" object-fit=\"cover\"  src=\"https:\/\/counseling.baysideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_163441856-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><div class=\"gb-container-content\" style=\"max-width:850px\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center gb-white-text\">Spiritual Abuse<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-service-3 gb-layout-columns-1 gb-1-col-equal has-nv-light-bg-background-color gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:5%;padding-right:5%;padding-bottom:8%;padding-left:5%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-4 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:700px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\" style=\"text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u201cI saw that narcissistic traits were often presented as strengths. Narcissism can be interpreted as confidence, strong leadership, clear vision, a thick skin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u2015 <strong>Chuck DeGroat, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/work\/quotes\/73953812\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">When Narcissism Comes to Church<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.34%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Narcissistic Wounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Power Abuse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.34%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spiritual Manipulation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biblical Distortion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trauma\/Abuse<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faith Based Renewal Counseling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/counseling.baysideonline.com\/?page_id=431\">Inquire Today for Spiritual Abuse Counseling<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"on","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-216","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Spiritual Abuse - Bayside Counseling Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/counseling.baysideonline.com\/?page_id=216\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Spiritual Abuse - Bayside Counseling Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/counseling.baysideonline.com\/?page_id=216\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bayside Counseling Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-04-02T19:29:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/counseling.baysideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_163441856-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/counseling.baysideonline.com\/?page_id=216\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/counseling.baysideonline.com\/?page_id=216\",\"name\":\"Spiritual Abuse - Bayside Counseling Center\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/counseling.baysideonline.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/counseling.baysideonline.com\/?page_id=216#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/counseling.baysideonline.com\/?page_id=216#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/counseling.baysideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_163441856-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-09T19:08:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-04-02T19:29:53+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/counseling.baysideonline.com\/?page_id=216#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/counseling.baysideonline.com\/?page_id=216\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/counseling.baysideonline.com\/?page_id=216#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/counseling.baysideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_163441856-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/counseling.baysideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_163441856-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1089,\"caption\":\"Young man up the mountain admiring the landscape. 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