For the chronically angry person, almost everything gives him the opportunity to feel affected and threatened. So, the usual reaction is verbal rage. Venting this rage makes the person feel powerful and in control over others, who have to retreat to … [Read more...]
Managing Passive Aggression in Workplaces
If you are a veteran of “office wars,” then perhaps you have experienced a lot of backstabbing, sabotage and nasty behaviors, right? As a normal consequence, you think that there is very little to be done to control this competitive behavior. You … [Read more...]
How to Be Resilient in Scary Times
We are living in confusing times...the news keep bombarding us with information that is worrisome, difficult to act on and in general scary. What can we do to develop what is needed, a sense of resilience? Where is this sense of inner strength … [Read more...]
Domestic Abuse: a Tool for Control
Domestic violence is a difficult issue that people usually avoid in normal conversations...the fact that one grown up person, an adult like everybody else is reduced to a state of abject dependency by her spouse using physical harm, is painful to … [Read more...]
Daily Abusive Relationships
Sometimes, it looks like we are immersed in a constant battle for power and control; there is always (a boss, a relative, even a spouse) putting us down in a daily basis....all for the sake of control. What a refreshing event is it when we are … [Read more...]
