by development | Sep 5, 2017 | Counseling Articles, Relationships
If someone tells you you’re too sensitive, beware. They could be the bull in the china shop who stampedes over your feelings and then expects you not to mind. Or they could be the manipulative toxic person who is trying to control you. Or they could actually be trying...
by development | Aug 30, 2017 | Communication, Counseling Articles
Some behaviors are simply not good for your mental health. Sometimes just a few small adjustments can make a big difference in your life. You don’t always have to make a herculean effort to get yourself feeling significantly better. There may be just a few tune-ups...
by development | Aug 9, 2017 | Anxiety and Emotions, Counseling Articles, Relationships
For many people, it’s easier to love thy neighbor than thyself. It’s easier to show compassion to a friend or even a stranger than to cut yourself a little slack. If you’re someone who expects perfection from yourself, slow down. Ask yourself why you need to be...
by development | Aug 2, 2017 | Counseling Articles, Relationships
If your parents and siblings use you to maintain their unhealthy behavior patterns, you are the family’s scapegoat, the repository of all your dysfunctional family’s problems. You’ve been the target of bullying and emotional abuse, maybe even physical abuse. And this...
by development | Jun 24, 2017 | Counseling Articles, Tips
Sure you could benefit from sitting down with a professional and talking about your life. Who wouldn’t? But you haven’t had some life altering trauma or a serious mood disorder, for example. So you’re not feeling an urgent need for therapy. It’s just that you know you...
by development | Jun 11, 2017 | Counseling Articles, Relationships
If you grew up in a household with a narcissist parent, then you learned to cope in a dysfunctional family. Your narcissist parent believed she was the automatic ruler of the household, and there could be no breaching her in any way. She was in complete control and...
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