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Help! My Open Relationship Is Falling Apart! If you’re in an open relationship, you know that there can be challenges to making this work. Open relationship styles fall apart for specific reasons. Jealousy issues, communication problems, and confusing boundaries can turn an open relationship into a messy situation. Polyamorous, monogamish,
Am I a Sex Addict or Love Addict? When many clients come in for their first session, they will ask “am I a sex addict or love addict?” This is an understandable question, and it can be difficult to tell which is most true. These addictions are both intimacy disorders
LGBT Progress… and Barriers This month of LGBT pride month. Although the LGBT community has much to be proud of, there are still many barriers that impact the community. Coming out is still difficult and shaming for many people. Families continue to struggle with acceptance. And the community continues to
29 Relationship Issues and How to Solve Them Everyone experiences relationship issues at some point in their lives. Some are easy to solve, while others can feel like a mystery to understand. These 29 relationship issues create more breakups than they should. This list can help you identify these problems,
The Key to Treating Erectile Dysfunction: Body Awareness There are old strategies to sex therapy that can be extremely successful in dealing with an erectile problem. Techniques such as sensate focus can be useful in dealing with such an issue. However, many people who deal with this problem grow increasingly
Giving Up Your Agenda for Your Relationship’s Future Relationships are hard. There’s no way around this. The longer you’re with someone, the more time you have to grow together, enhance your connection, and share experiences together. However, the more you’re together, you also have more time and potential to hurt
Why You Should Avoid Reparative Therapy For people who are coming to accept that they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender, there can be a lot of fear. One of the biggest things that you might fear is being rejected by others in your life. This can make this part
Being a Straight Spouse in a Mixed Orientation Marriage If you’re in a relationship where you’ve found out that your partner is gay or lesbian, this can be an extremely challenging time. The feelings that you have can range from wanting to be accepting, to totally being caught off-guard, to
How Betrayal Cuts Into Connection, and How to Move Past It When there is betrayal in any relationship, the body and mind can head into a systematic freeze. This is especially true of romantic relationships and can happen in a number of ways. Numbing and disassociation are of the most
Emotional Struggles Later in Recovery After the dust settles in recovery, and things began to become more stable, it seems like it would be natural to be in a place where life is flowing easier. However, this time can often be a complicated time for those in recovery. This can