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I’m broken and I need someone to fix me and make me whole again.

Waiting for someone else to fix you is the quickest way towards both misery and failure. If someone becomes your only source of security, safety or love, once they’re gone, they’ll be taking it with them. Stop blaming others for what you have or don’t have, or for what you feel or don’t feel. Stop … Continue reading »
I’m broken and I need someone to fix me and make me whole again.
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Emotional Baggage.

Emotional baggage is unresolved, painful feelings and memories from the past that continue to negatively affect behaviors and attitudes in our current relationships. You dated a liar. You were abused as a child. You married a cheater. Your business partner screwed you. Your partner had a bad temper. Your parents constantly criticized you. Your ex … Continue reading »
Emotional Baggage.
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Anxiety: Facing your fears.

Everyone feels anxious sometimes. This is normal. Mild anxiety may even help a person become more alert and focused on the task at hand. Extreme fear and worry that does not subside, however, may be symptoms of an anxiety disorder. For some , anxiety can be so intense and frequent that it begins to interfere … Continue reading »
Anxiety: Facing your fears.
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Are you fighting?

WHAT are you fighting for? Control? Acknowledgement? Appreciation? Respect? Understanding? The need to be right? Happiness? Time? Fidelity? Independence? WHY are you fighting? There’s an old saying ‘you may have won the battle, but you haven’t won the war’. You may win the argument while simultaneously and unwittingly damaging the relationship. Therefore, you really lose … Continue reading »
Are you fighting?
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How can anyone love me?

We pretend, don’t we? We put up a fantastic front. We make believe that everything is ok. We want people to think that we are “normal”. But what lies beneath the surface is a person fraught with shame, insecurities, self-doubt, anxieties and fear. Being able to love ourselves can prove to be a nearly impossible … Continue reading »
How can anyone love me?
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Working on improving your self-esteem and confidence?

At its simplest, self-esteem is the extent to which we respect and value ourselves. If you are super-critical or unkind to yourself, your self-esteem is likely to be low. This causes a host of problems; from a lack of confidence, to depression, anxiety, underachievement, addiction, problems with anger, relationships, and self-destructive behaviors. These problems then … Continue reading »
Working on improving your self-esteem and confidence?