If you find that you are unhappy with your relationship, this list of helpful tips may be beneficial to you. This is a list of common reasons why relationships struggle and even fail, with some quick advice on how to overcome this. 1. Jealousy about your partner’s personal relationships with
With New Years upon us, it is inevitable that many of you will be making New Years Resolutions. It seems to be a human, or at least a cultural behavior to set up goals along with calendar landmarks. “I will start exercising on Monday,” “I will stop smoking tomorrow,” etc.
While the Republican political debates heat up, you can’t help but wonder how these people insult each other and then shake hands after it is done. They seem to handle being under a verbal attack with ease. Although we are not sure what is happening internally, we do see that
Your assignment is to enter a room full of people whom you barely know and talk to all of them. For some people, this comes very easy, but for others this is an extreme challenge. People are often paralyzed by a fear of rejection, awkward moments, and appearing foolish. Here
“You think that you have it difficult now, wait until the teenage years.” How many times have we heard this? I am going to risk sounding like I am complaining and voice a concern that I have with this attitude. Obviously the real book of parenting is written as you
Many of the clients who I have seen are in a relationship that is full of arguing, drama, and constant stress. All relationships have their struggles, and all long-term relationships are hard work. However there is a certain group of relationships that carries on with this level of stress without
With Thanksgiving approaching, the Christmas Season is upon us. This can sound exciting or ominous, depending on your point of view. People can become quite stressed about this time of year. There are many family plans that take place, there are gifts to buy, and you are not supposed to
Many people believe that addicts will not change their behavior until they hit “rock bottom”. This means that a person loses everything that was important and has nowhere to go but up. Compulsive gamblers are not thought to be an exception to this rule. Although many compulsive gamblers take multiple
When stressed or sad it is easy to start thinking about the past like it was so much better or easier. Many times when we are going through a difficult time, we look at the past with rose-colored glasses, which leads us to feel more depressed or frustrated. Maybe this
Choosing a counselor is a difficult task for everyone, but choosing a counselor with whom you are comfortable discussing gay-related issues can even further complicate this decision. It is written in most ethical standards of most licensing and certification boards that if a counselor or psychologist is not comfortable discussing