Venting can feel good, but the relief rarely lasts. What a therapist does in response to your emotions makes all the difference when it comes to healing.
You might think there are as many reasons for bad behavior as there are personalities on the planet. But the root causes of most antisocial behavior may be few.
Have you ever wondered why it’s so hard to teach someone a lesson, and have them actually learn it? Here’s why they'll never see the error of their ways.
Did your parents ever call you selfish when you were a child? Here’s why that probably did some damage, and what one can do to teach unselfish behavior to children.
Are you testing your partner without realizing it? If so, you could be putting you both in a difficult position, and creating the very problems you fear.
Especially in uncertain times, it’s easy to just sit back and see what happens. But taking a passive approach to life is not necessarily your best bet.
Self-care is important, but it doesn’t always work. Find out what may be going wrong in your case, and how to address it so you can feel better sooner.
There are many things that could be going on inside the mind of someone who appears to be on a power trip. This article looks at one factor you might have missed.
There are essentially four factors that influence how long you're estranged from your adult son or daughter. Find out how to make the best of what you can control.
If you're used to reading people's "energy" and making decisions based on your guesses, you might be getting it wrong at least half the time—or even more.
If you’re upset about something, it’s not because you’re not positive enough, or not grateful enough, or not centered enough. It’s because you’re human, and something has upset you.
Don’t judge yourself for being bothered; judge the problem that’s bothering you. Someone needs to be on your side. Why not let it be you?
And while you're at it, why not just feel what you feel?
Wallowing in your emotions is like living in your house: You’re entitled!
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