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How Trauma Impacts Your Sense of Self: Part I
May 6, 2010 .
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Trauma unequivocally impacts your relationship with yourself and challenges and changes how you think about yourself. Before a traumatic life experience, it is common to believe in your ... Read More
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Sexual Anorexia: When Does Not Enough Become a Problem?
May 5, 2010 .
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When is not enough sex too little by far? When we talk about sex addiction, most of us think of someone who is unable to stop engaging in sexual activity. And most of us can understand ... Read More
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Shame and Social Anxiety
April 30, 2010 .
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As humans, we are social animals. One consequence of this is the potential to be uncomfortable or anxious around other people. Some people are born with this tendency and labeled “shy”: ... Read More
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Anger 101 Part I: Understanding, Appreciating, and Coping with Anger
April 29, 2010 .
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The first in a series of articles dedicated to understanding, appreciating, and coping with our anger. “Sticks and Stones.” I am sure most of you have heard this saying and ... Read More
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Communication and Arguments: “Being Right” vs. “Being in a Relationship”
April 29, 2010 .
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Fighting verbally is an integral part of any relationship. Put at least two people together in the same place for a long period of time, and they’ll fight eventually. If someone tells ... Read More
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Study Measures Impact of Parental Suicide on Children April 23, 2010 . 364 Comments
Many children grow up facing distinct challenges within their family lives, though some are presented with pronounced difficulty that may have the potential to negatively impact the child’s ... Read More
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Sex Addiction: Yearning for the Connection You Fear Most
April 20, 2010 .
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I want to address an issue that lies at the heart of sex addiction: the double bind a person with sex addiction lives with, and how the tension created by this double bind creates a vicious ... Read More
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Signs of Low Self-Esteem, Part II: Dishonesty and Poor Boundaries
April 16, 2010 .
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Low self-esteem shows itself in many ways. Thinking others’ poor behavior is a reflection on us instead of them, disliking the human race, perfectionism, over- and underachievement, ... Read More
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Understanding Difficult Behavior: For Foster and Adoptive Parents
April 15, 2010 .
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It is common for children and adolescents in foster care and adoptive situations to exhibit challenging behaviors, some of which can be severe. It is equally common for parents providing ... Read More
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What Do Your Sexual Fantasies Mean?
April 13, 2010 .
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Editor’s note: Content in this article and comment thread may be sexual or graphic in nature and may not be appropriate for all audiences. Believe it or not, almost everyone has ... Read More
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Helping People with Difficult Conversations
April 12, 2010 .
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In much of our work with people, we coach and encourage them to communicate difficult feelings and thoughts to others. What I mean by difficult are a range of verbal expressions of feelings ... Read More
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Parenting Adult Children Struggling with Alcohol or Drug Addiction
April 9, 2010 .
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Editor’s Note: The following article was written solely by the authors listed above. The views and opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of GoodTherapy.org. Questions ... Read More