When we fall in love, everything else becomes hazy. We become intoxicated. We want to soak up every bit of our partner’s being. As Dr. Seuss put it, “You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” Unfortunately, there is a dark side to this dynamic. What [Read More …]
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Let’s start from here. Do you know what anxiety is? Anxiety is regularly experienced stress that shows as fear, panic, tension, sleeplessness, irritability. What differs anxiety from ordinary forms of tension and apprehensiveness, is the fact that a great deal of it is irrational and also unpredictable. It is normal and logical to lose your [Read More …]
Train Your Brain To Avoid Anxiety By Following These 5 Easy Steps
Anxiety can be caused by a number of factors, and it can hit you at any time. However, you can train your brain to avoid anxiety by following these 5 easy steps. I have accepted fear as a part of life – specifically the fear of change…. I have gone ahead despite the pounding in [Read More …]
Stonewalling: #1 Surefire Way To Destroy Your Otherwise Great Relationship
According to John Gottman, a leading psychologist in the field of marital stability and relationship analysis, there are 4 behaviours which predict whether a couple will split or remain together. Gottman called those 4 behaviours The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and they are: criticism, defensiveness, contempt and stonewalling. Ranked second as the behaviour predicting [Read More …]
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Couples We’ve all seen -and many of us have been involved in- relationships that just seem somehow right. The pair are so well-connected they seem to have a secret language of their own, or a way to read each others’ minds somehow. Some habits might even be generalized amongst what makes truly connected couples tick. [Read More …]
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When dealing with a true narcissist, plenty of their behaviors and habits, schemes and fetishes might shock you. Their controlling and manipulative natures, their constant need to be the center of attention, their assertions of power and dominance. Unfortunately, there are also a handful of things narcissists will never do…and they’re the things we all [Read More …]
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I tend to think I am a pretty happy, relatively well-adjusted person. I have problems in my life that I have to deal with, just like everybody, but I take action to deal with those problems regularly. Otherwise: I get enough sleep, I work, I socialize, I am an avid cyclist and rock climber, and [Read More …]
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Having a romantic partnership feels wonderful. The only thing that can make it better is when your partner is also your best friend. One relationship expert, Hellen Chen, estimates that 85% of relationships end in a breakup, while 50% of marriages end in divorce. These might seem like tough odds to beat, but if you [Read More …]
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“People who love themselves come across as very loving, generous and kind…” so said Sanaya Roman in Living with Joy: Keys to Personal Power and Spiritual Transformation. It can, however, be difficult to love yourself if you are so busy being loving, generous, and kind, especially in today’s world. The modern era greets us with [Read More …]
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There are a number of reasons why anxiety attacks occur, and if you have issues with anxiety, you might want to take a look at these common anxiety triggers: 1. Losing your way People who have a specific “vision” for how their life is going to go and then experience, either realistically or perceptibly, a [Read More …]
Defending No-Contact for Victims of Narcissistic Abuse
How would you feel if your family member or close family friend suddenly drove an axe into your face, leaving you permanently brain-damaged and with lifelong scarring? Do you think you might seek to protect yourself from them in the future? Do you think it would make sense to your partner, your friends, the rest [Read More …]
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When we hear the term psychopath, popular culture has conditioned us to think of serial killers on the run from the police. The truth is, psychopaths are much more subtle than people want to believe. If you work in the corporate world, you’ve probably encountered one or two as they climb their way to the [Read More …]
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“Chronic anxiety is a state more undesirable than any other, and we will try almost any maneuver to eliminate it,” wrote Robert E. Neale in The Art of Dying. Anxiety is, indeed, a miserable affliction. However, it also lives in some of the most wonderful people in our world. Anxiety often comes hand-in-hand with a [Read More …]
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We would like to think of ourselves as people who can spot and avoid manipulators, but narcissistic manipulation is a special, sneaky kind of toxic. There are two types of narcissists. One revolves around the person who is self-absorbed, and obsessed with their attire, hairstyle, and everything involving their looks, or what they own. That [Read More …]
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“I certainly have not the talent which some people possess,” said Darcy, “of conversing easily with those I have never seen before. I cannot catch their tone of conversation, or appear interested in their concerns, as I often see done.” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice Did Mr. Darcy suffer from a case of social anxiety? [Read More …]
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“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be,” wrote Maya Angelou. Your relationship may be perfectly normal and natural – but is it truly living up to its potential? There are lots of behaviors – especially in our relationships – that are terribly, perfectly normal – but cause lots [Read More …]
“It’s common to reject or punish yourself when you’ve been rejected by others. When you experience disappointment from the way your family or others treat you, that’s the time to take special care of yourself. What are you doing to nurture yourself? What are you doing to protect yourself? Find a healthy way to express [Read More …]
