Tag Archives: hidden anger

What makes you a good enemy?

Fighting or arguing is part of any relationship. Conflict is inevitable for the process of growing in your relationship. Even the strongest relationships can go through some tough times. Some  relationships fall quickly into pitfalls if not carefully handled and that is what this article is all about: finding out if you are a good or bad [...]

Emotional Conflict produced by Mind Games?

Does a fight with your partner often result in them putting all the blame on you and your shortcomings? The biggest temptation in a situation like this, as it drags on and on and you feel worse and worse, is to say “Yes, you’re right” and end the conversation. They walk away with a satisfied [...]

Emotional Abuse – Overt and Covert

In recognizing forms and signs of abuse, it is necessary to establish that abuse can take many forms, and they are not always as obvious as yelling or beating. Overt abuse is the more obvious form of abuse. The abuser is often aggressive and physically and/or psychologically violent. They may employ vicious name-calling, act with [...]

Emotional Pain: how do you handle yours?

We all deal with our personal emotional pain in different ways. Some are healthy, some are not. Good or bad, these ways in which we handle our pain are called “scripts.” They are the sequence of behaviors stored in our brains as “the way to do things.” Like in: “when we are upset with each [...]

Emotions, anger and passive aggression

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 [...]