“If you ask something of someone and you are upset over their response, then it wasn’t a request, it was a demand.” – Michael E. Angier Most of us hate being demanded of. We don’t like being put in the position of feeling we have to say ‘yes’ in order to not run into another’s...
Tag Archives: relationship helpAre you contemplating divorce? Reading this article may help you decide what is right for you. In my work with individuals and couples for the last 43 years, I’ve had two very different experiences regarding people who have divorced: One group of people are happy that they finally left a marriage where they were very... We have all learned many ways of trying to avoid or get rid of our painful feelings. Many of these ways are fairly obvious: addictions to substances and activities, staying in your mind rather than in your body, or judging yourself. Another major way we avoid or try to get rid of our painful feelings... Discover the surprising statistics about second and third marriages, and why they have such a poor success rate. “It’s time for me to move on. I’ve learned so much – I just know that next time it will be better.” “Our new relationship has a great chance, because we’ve both been married before and have... Do you know how to take care of yourself when you are at the other end of projection? All of us have projected our own thoughts, feelings, motivations and desires onto others, and have been at the other end of projection. Many of us learned to project onto others as we were growing up, when... |
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