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Dealing With Conflicts
Conflicts and disagreements are unavoidable. As long as relationships exist, conflicts and disagreements will always be part of them. As soon as you put two human beings together, you have two...
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Dealing With Depression
Depression is spreading exceptionally fast worldwide. The World Health Organization predicts it will become the second greatest cause of human disability in the world by the year 2020. Recent research...
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Dealing With Anxiety
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Overcoming Anxiety Stress happens when we perceive an event as disturbing or threatening. Our primitive ancestors experienced stress when they had to fight off...
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Anxiety Disorders
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Overcoming Anxiety An anxiety disorder lasts longer than normal anxiety, is more intense, and can lead to fears that interfere with the ability to function in...
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Dealing with Anxiety
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Overcoming Anxiety Those who deal with anxiety in a positive way usually have: – a sense of self-determination – a feeling of involvement in life’s experiences,...
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Panic Attacks
This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Overcoming Anxiety One of the most debilitating manifestations of anxiety is the panic attack. These dramatic episodes of anxiety seem to come out of the blue...
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Dealing with Controlling People
This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Relationships & Controlling People “If I Win, You Lose” is Not the Only Option Open to Us Control, like most facets of human behavior, is probably best...
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Controlling People
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Relationships & Controlling People The conflicts that develop over control issues may suggest the struggles the child experiences as she grows up. Part of...
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Controller or controlled?
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Relationships & Controlling People Who has the problem, the controller or the one controlled? The controller may describe herself as a person having...
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Signs of Controlling Relationships
This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Relationships & Controlling People Some Signs of Being Controlled Here are some signs of being controlled in a relationship … 1- Feeling drained of energy if...
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder The Aftermath of Trauma Most of us build our lives around the belief that we will be relatively safe. Granted, normal daily life...
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Symptoms of PTSD
This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder People can be considered to have PTSD when they have been exposed to an extreme trauma, the symptoms last at least a month in...
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Getting Help for PTSD
This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder We live in a world of relative safety most of the time – but it is a world in which people often lack support for dealing with...
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Some PTSD Statistics
This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Most people who are exposed to extreme stress are able to process their way through their reactions and never develop PTSD. – It...
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Relationships & Conflicts
Relationships are seldom as simple as we would like They bring out our needs, anxieties, and conflicts with people from our past – parents, friends, and former partners. When we enter into a...
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Relationships & Conflicts – Part 4
The process of projection in a relationship is not always one-sided. Things can get complicated when both partners are mutually engaged in this process – and this is a common occurrence. It becomes...
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Forgiveness & Relationships
All of us have been hurt, in one way or another, by someone else. While it is easy to forgive a friend for the slight distress one feels over a phone call that was not returned, it is not so easy to...
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Forgiveness & Relationships – Part 3
Choosing to Forgive Forgiving the one who caused you harm may seem like the last thing you would want to do. After all, by not forgiving, you can hold onto the belief that you have some power over the...
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Infidelity
The single most destructive threat to a committed relationship is when one of the partners engages in a sexual relationship with another person. This is not an uncommon event. Conservative estimates...
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Infidelity – Part 3
TYPE OF AFFAIRS There are many types of affairs, and couples should consider this information before making a decision to dissolve a marriage or other committed relationship. Life Transitions...
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