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Envy and Jealousy are not exactly synonymous. But they are both insidiously corrosive emotions that can eat at you and cause building resentment, fear and anger. You can cope with them. Here’s how:
Living with an addict is emotionally and physically exhausting. It is also not your fault. Read more to find out what you can (and cannot) do to help an addict, and to protect yourself while living with one.
Is It Hard For You To Just Say No? Being a People Pleaser Gets in the Way of Being Content With Your Own Life. Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option. ~Mark Twain Doing things to help other people can feel good. You’ve done a good thing – you’ve made…
Low self-esteem is a state of mind, not an object, or “thing.” As such, it can be changed. It’s not easy, but there are a number of ways to get started on changing this image of yourself. Give yourself a chance – give yourself permission to feel you’re a good and worthy person. If none of the suggestions work, seek professional help.
Procrastination, a tough habit to break, is one of the ways we get in our own way. It offers short-term relief, but ironically, causes more feelings of guilt and regret in the long-term. It’s hard but not impossible to get past this insidious habit.
We often unknowingly get in our own way by repeating patterns that no longer serve us well. Recognition of these patterns and a determined effort to change them can making for a smoother and more successful ride through life.
Despite incessant connecting with people via social media, many people today feel lonely. Feeling genuinely connected to people is normal, natural, possibly built into our genetic makeup. You are not alone if you crave human contact and feel you don’t have it. Chronic loneliness can lead to health problems and depression. Being connected to devices rather than people contributes to a sense of loneliness. But it’s not hopeless. There are things you can do to overcome these feelings, and they all have to do with being with real people in real time.
Going to a therapist does not mean you’re weak. It’s a sign of strength.
Being “anal” is not necessarily the same thing as having OCD, though it’s come to be synonymous in common speech. Check out the difference between OCD and OCPD in this post and on the site.
All romantic relationships can be difficult and often, hard to come by in our busy, technology-saturated world. Some can be fixed, others not, most can be improved.