Sometimes, our purpose in life doesn’t appear clear to us. We are pulled by other people’s needs, demands and urgencies. Several institutions predicate their dogmas to us as to what kind of project we should follow: church, schools, political parties…. But, where is your own perspective here? Is there a way to re-discover your life project? [...]
Posted in Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Uncategorized
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Tagged appreciation, attitude change, critique, frustration, happiness, recognition, Self-Esteem
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In old days, perhaps it was the natural marriage relationship style, the one we saw in our parents’ relationship: the dominating husband, and the sweet subservient wife. It was the norm, and people took that as the logic, expected way to be in a marriage. It had a dirty secret….if the wife would have different [...]
Posted in Passive Aggressive Behavior
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Tagged abuse, appreciation, Emotional Abuse, emotions, feelings, frustration, Healthy Marriage, humiliation, negative emotions, recognition, verbal abuse
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There is some confusion around the question: whose job is to make you happy? There seems to be two answers: 1) It’s Your Partner’s Job To Make You Happy. Has to do with a basic contract in marriage by which we will try to solve reciprocal needs: his need for appreciation will be nurtured by [...]
Posted in Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Relationships, Self-Esteem
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Tagged appreciation, conflict, connection, critique, feelings, frustration, healthy relationships, loneliness, love, Relationships, respect, understanding
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The silent treatment, also known as the “cold shoulder treatment,” consists of feigned apathy, total silence, and being distant on purpose. One person displays an attitude of complete disinterest for the spouse, as if the other person would be a complete stranger.
If you have been involved in emotionally abusive relationships, you may not have a clear idea of what a healthy relationship is like. To really know if you are in the healthy relationship necessary for your personal growth, we need to focus on the human needs we all have, and ask the fundamental question: How [...]
Posted in Emotional Abuse, Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Relationships, Self-Esteem
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Tagged anger, appreciation, control, critique, Emotional Abuse, frustration, Healthy Marriage, healthy relationships, loneliness, recognition, resentment
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