Are you mystified about how to create meaningful emotional connection with others? We are inherently social beings, and feeling emotionally connected with another is one of the great joys in life. Yet, all too often, we feel lonely around another or others, wanting to connect and not knowing how. We may have learned numerous dysfunctional...
Tag Archives: RelationshipsDo you want to experience intimacy and connection with others, and the joy and aliveness that this offers? You need to start by learning how to love yourself, rather than abandon yourself. “Intimacy begins with oneself. It does no good to try to find intimacy with friends, lovers, and family if you are starting out... What do you do when you feel helpless over another’s choices? What is the result? Are you happy with how you manage this feeling? Helplessness is a very difficult feeling. It can even feel like life or death to those of us who were left to cry for hours as babies, with no one coming... “We can’t seem to connect anymore.” This is one of the most common complaints I hear in my counseling practice. We all know that it is generally easy to connect at the beginning of a relationship – before all the protections and defenses come up. But what do you do to reconnect once you feel... Learn to attract people at your common level of self-love, rather than at your common level of self-abandonment. |
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