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T. Byram Karasu, M.D. is Silverman Professor of Psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. See full bio

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If You Love One, You Will Be Loved By Many

All couples are jealous and provoke strong feelings in each other. Nevertheless, they refuse to admit having these feelings because of the demeaning implications of such an admission. In reality, jealousy is corrosive only if left unattended. Otherwise, it is a natural human emotion and, as such, a building block of one's soul. Read More

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Jealousy and obsession are 2 of the most difficult and challenging issues that come up for the women I talk to and write for - it's not the emotions themselves - I teach that the way out of falling into jealousy and obsession is to FEEL the feelings instead of trying to talk yourself out of them. But it's the focusing of energy on the feelings that feel BAD when you feel them that balloons everything, takes over your conscious, waking life and often your sleeping one, too. I love hearing about the neglect-anger-suspicion-jealousy-humiliation cycle and will visit your blog for more. Thank you, Rori Raye

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