Becoming Aware of Your Anxious Attachment Style Can Help You to Break the Negative Cycle in Your Relationship
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In prior articles, I've discussed breaking the negative cycle in a relationship from an Emotionally Focused Therapy perspective (see my articles: What is Emotionally Focused Therapy? and Breaking the Negative Cycle in Your Relationship). An Anxious Attachment Style and the Negative Cycle In the current article, I'm focusing specifically on becoming aware of an anxious attachment style so you and your partner can break the negative cycle in your relationship (see my article: What is Your Attachment Style in Your Relationship?). Approximately 80% of people with an anx ..read more
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What is Toxic Stress?
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1w ago
Stress is a common response to daily experiences in life--both positive and negative.  It can be beneficial when it motivates you to make positive changes in your life.   What is Toxic Stress? However, when stress is chronic and overwhelming and you don't have internal resources or emotional support to deal with stress, it can become toxic stress (see my article: Responding Instead of Reacting to Stress). This article will focus on the connection between toxic and trauma as it begins in early childhood and continues into adulthood (see my article:&nbs ..read more
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Your Psychotherapist Thinks About You Between Sessions
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2w ago
I had my first experience with therapy when I was 18 years old.  I wanted to move out on my own to be independent, but I also felt ambivalent about being on my own, so I sought help from a psychoanalyst who had a lot of experience working with teenagers. After a few months of therapy, I was able to move out to a women's residence in Greenwich Village which was recommended by my therapist. This turned out to be the best decision I could have made for myself.  Not only was it affordable at the time, but it also enabled me to grow in ways I couldn't have imagined at the time. &nbs ..read more
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What You Resist Persists: The More You Resist What You Don't Like About Yourself, the More It Persists
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3w ago
Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (1875-1961), wisely stated that what you resist not only persists--it gets stronger. What You Resist Persists What Happens When You Resist a Part of Yourself? In earlier articles I've discussed that we are all made of many different parts.  As an example, on the most basic level, you often hear people say things like, "A part of me wants to go to the movies, but another part of me wants to stay home."  This implies a basic understanding that, as humans, we're made up of a multiplicity of selves and that, at any give ..read more
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10 Tips to Help You Open Up With Your Psychotherapist
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3w ago
If you've never been in therapy before or if you haven't had a good experience with a prior therapist, you might find it difficult to open up with a new psychotherapist, so this article will provide you with some tips that can make it easier for you. Opening Up With Your Therapist 10 Tips For Opening Up With Your Psychotherapist 1. Start By Choosing a Therapist Who is Right For You: The most important consideration when you're ready to go to therapy is whether you and any potential therapist you might choose are a good fit. Starting with a new therapist can be an adjustment--es ..read more
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8 Tips For Coping With Emotional Triggers
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3w ago
In a prior article, Becoming Aware of Emotional Triggers, I began a discussion about how to become aware of emotional triggers.  Coping with Emotional Triggers In the current article, I'm focusing on tips for coping with emotional triggers. What Are Emotional Triggers? A trigger is a person, place, thing or situation that causes an unexpected intense emotional reaction that is rooted in the past.   For people, who have unresolved trauma or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a trigger can lead to their re-experiencing the past trauma as if it were occur ..read more
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Many Women Don't Tell Their Male Partners When They Have Pain During Intimacy
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3w ago
Painful intercourse is a common problem for many women of all ages. Unfortunately, instead of telling their partner about the pain, more than 50% of women endure the pain without ever mentioning it (see my article: Getting Help in Sex Therapy For Painful Sex). Why Women Don't Talk About Painful Intercourse Why Don't Women Tell Their Partners They're Having Pain During Intercourse? When researchers asked women why they didn't tell their male partners about painful sex, they received the following responses from women: They thought pain was "normal" during sex (it's not). They fe ..read more
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Is It True That "Real Men" Are Always Ready to Get It Up?
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1M ago
In my previous article, Overcoming Problems With Anxiety-Related Erectile Dysfunction, I focused specifically on how stress and anxiety can make it difficult for men to get and stay hard and how sex therapy can help with this problem. Is It True That "Real Men" Are Always Ready to Get It Up? In the current article, I'm addressing the idea that "real men" are always ready and willing to get it up any time, any place and with anyone.   Is this true?  In a word, no. Problems With Getting an Maintaining an Erection Are Common It's not true because, at s ..read more
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Overcoming Problems With Anxiety-Related Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
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1M ago
Anxiety-related erectile dysfunction is a common problem for men regardless of sexual orientation, age or race (see my article: What is Sexual Anxiety?). What is the Link Between Anxiety and Erectile Dysfunction? Most men experience occasional problems with maintaining an erection and most of the time these occasional problems aren't a cause for concern. Anxiety-Related Problems With ED Occasional problems can be related to not getting enough sleep, drinking too much or other factors. Occasional problems are different from ongoing problems with erectile dysfunction.  ..read more
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5 Reasons Why Hope is Essential to Your Well-Being
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1M ago
Life can be so challenging at times that you might find yourself balancing feelings of hope and dread.   Hope is Essential to Your Well-Being While it's important not to be overtaken by dread, it's also important not to live on false hope, which will be discussed later on in this article. This article will also discuss the role of unresolved trauma and how it can get in the way of having a sense of hope for the future. 5 Reasons Why Hope is Important to Your Sense of Well Being There are many reasons why hope is important to your sense of well-being, including that it ..read more
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