August 10, 2010 – 10:01 pm
There are two ways of doing life: a) Living life as it happens, in a naive way, adapting yourself to what life dishes out to you ( as the facts of family of origin; level of poverty/wealth; educational possibilities; personal health, etc), being resigned to your circumstances and seeing yourself incapable of changing anything. b) [...]
By alfaprima
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Posted in Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationships, Self-Esteem
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Also tagged anger, appreciation, conflict, confrontation, critique, Emotional Abuse, forgiveness, Healthy Marriage, passive aggression, recognition, Relationships, respect, Self-Esteem
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We go through life moved by a set of automatic beliefs accepted way back in our past when we didn’t know better…Regardless of that, now those core beliefs rule our lives. Now, it’s natural to believe that we are no good at math or that with our looks nobody will feel attracted to us…once our [...]
By alfaprima
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Posted in Emotional Abuse, Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Relationships, Self-Esteem
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Also tagged attitude change, backstabbing, critique, Emotional Abuse, feelings, happiness, negative emotions, rejection, resilience, workplace anxiety
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There is a lot of talk about emotional health now. For the body-based emotional health system, there are no “negative” or “positive” emotions. Then, emotional health is the ability to feel and express all emotions, without repression. All are legitimate reactions of a person to the environmental (external and internal) stimulus. It doesn’t mean that [...]
We all have deep needs, which move us to search for satisfaction. We crave security, excitement, love and connection and recognition. How do we go about finding solutions? It has multiple ways, some of them not so fulfilling as others. And sometimes, due to our upbringing, we understand “love” and “connection” and “appreciation” in way [...]
By alfaprima
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Posted in Relationships, Self-Esteem
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Also tagged angry husband, appreciation, attitude change, emotions, feelings, Healthy Marriage, loneliness, love, negative emotions, recognition, Relationships, respect, understanding
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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 [...]
By norafem
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Posted in Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Relationships, Self-Esteem
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Also tagged appreciation, conflict, connection, critique, feelings, frustration, loneliness, love, Relationships, respect, understanding
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