Posts Tagged ‘enriching your relationship’
Can Someone Really Make You Feel Bad?: How responsible are you for your own feelings?
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” -Eleanor Roosevelt The above quote is one I refer to often when working with people. The problem is never coming from the other person, but we continuously give away our power by putting the responsibility on someone else. It is difficult to believe…
Read MoreSex Addictions Are Not About Sex: The Truth about sexual addiction
Is sex addiction* really about sex? Is any addiction really about the element to which a particular person feels drawn? People can become drawn to anything, and they do, for that matter. Oftentimes when treating a compulsion we look to eliminate the symptom without looking at the cause. We look to stop the drinking,…
Read MoreHow to Stop People From Taking Advantage of You: How to find love in your relationship.
Many people are in relationship where they are either worried they will be taken advantage of or feel as if their partner is already taking advantage of their good nature. It would be difficult to find someone out there who honestly never felt taken advantage on in their relationship. No one likes feeling as…
Read MoreQuestion to Ask Before You Get Married
I have included just a few questions that come up in premarital counseling. This is not a substitute for premarital counseling, however, it may be a good addition to seeing a counselor. COUPLE DISCUSSION: 1. Why did you decide to cohabit? 2. How long have you been living together? 3. Do you have children…
Read MoreSex Addiction: What causes sex addiction?
I wanted to share this video of Ram Dass speaking on the subject of addictions. He has a very simple straight forward way of explaining things and in this video he gives some insight into what motivated people to continue using something even after it has proven to be unhealthy for them. Sexual compulsion is…
Read MoreShould You Accept Your Partner’s Bad Habit?: How accepting your partner benefits you
Many people are afraid that if they fully accept their partner, bad habits and all, that the act of acceptance will leave them open to being taking advantage of or becoming a doormat. They are worried that if they accept a person the way they are that it will mean giving up a part of…
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