Unlike romantic love, unconditional love does not seek pleasure or gratification.
Envy, Jealousy, and Shame
The best insurance against jealousy and envy are to increase your self-esteem.
The best insurance against jealousy and envy are to increase your self-esteem.
10 Reasons Why Boundaries Don’t Work
Has setting limits not worked? Despite your efforts, are your boundaries often ignored? It’s frustrating, but it’s not always the other person’s fault. Here’s why and what to do.
Has setting limits not worked? Despite your efforts, are your boundaries often ignored? It’s frustrating, but it’s not always the other person’s fault. Here’s why and what to do.
Dealing With a Passive-Aggressive Partner
They’re basically obstructionist, and try to block whatever it is you want.
They’re basically obstructionist, and try to block whatever it is you want.
Love Bombing as a Narcissistic Attachment Style
What we thought was real was, in fact, a mirage. We search for answers, doubt and blame ourselves, often losing trust in ourselves and the opposite sex.
— Getting hit by a love bomb feels glorious! The lavish attention and affection seems to answer our prayers. We’ve found Mr. or Ms. Right―our soul mate; unsuspecting that we’ve been targeted by a narcissist. The bomber abruptly changes colors and loses interest, and our dream comes crashing down. The rejection is excruciating, especially at…
Is Your Guilt True or False?
Codependents have underlying internalized shame, which fosters a guilty conscience. They’re especially hard on themselves and may suffer from frequent bouts of unrelenting, false guilt.
Codependents have underlying internalized shame, which fosters a guilty conscience. They’re especially hard on themselves and may suffer from frequent bouts of unrelenting, false guilt.
The Biggest Cause of Anxiety
Anxiety is typically characterized by obsessive worry and an inability to concentrate that may affect our sleep.
Anxiety is typically characterized by obsessive worry and an inability to concentrate that may affect our sleep.
Dysthymia, Depression, and Codependency
Codependency and depression can be caused by growing up in a dysfunctional family that’s marked by abuse, control, conflict, emotional abandonment, divorce, or illness.
Codependency and depression can be caused by growing up in a dysfunctional family that’s marked by abuse, control, conflict, emotional abandonment, divorce, or illness.
The Dark Side of Loneliness
As with all feelings, loneliness is worsened by resistance and self- judgment.
As with all feelings, loneliness is worsened by resistance and self- judgment.
Recovery from Rejection and Break-Ups
Most people start to feel better 11 weeks following rejection and report a sense of personal growth; similarly, after divorce, partners start to feel better after months, not years.
Most people start to feel better 11 weeks following rejection and report a sense of personal growth; similarly, after divorce, partners start to feel better after months, not years.
Self-Esteem Makes or Breaks Relationships
Self-esteem not only affects how we think about ourselves, but also how much love we’re able to receive and how we treat others, especially in intimate relationships.
Self-esteem not only affects how we think about ourselves, but also how much love we’re able to receive and how we treat others, especially in intimate relationships.
Narcissistic Relationships
Partners of narcissists feel betrayed that the considerate, attentive and romantic person they fell in love with disappeared as time went on.
Partners of narcissists feel betrayed that the considerate, attentive and romantic person they fell in love with disappeared as time went on.
What is Narcissistic Abuse?
If you’re in a relationship with an abuser or a narcissist, it’s important to get outside support to understand clearly what’s going on, to rebuild your self-esteem and confidence, and to learn to communicate effectively and set boundaries.
If you’re in a relationship with an abuser or a narcissist, it’s important to get outside support to understand clearly what’s going on, to rebuild your self-esteem and confidence, and to learn to communicate effectively and set boundaries.
Deprogramming Codependent Brainwashing
Try new things, even though you don’t believe you’re good at it! Discover you can learn and improve with practice. This is the master key that unlocks many doors.
Try new things, even though you don’t believe you’re good at it! Discover you can learn and improve with practice. This is the master key that unlocks many doors.
Trauma and Codependency
Trauma can be emotional, physical, or environmental, and can range from experiencing a fire to emotional neglect.
Trauma can be emotional, physical, or environmental, and can range from experiencing a fire to emotional neglect.
Codependency, Addiction, and Emptiness
Existential emptiness is a universal response to the human condition – how we find personal meaning in the face of a finite existence.
Existential emptiness is a universal response to the human condition – how we find personal meaning in the face of a finite existence.