Who Are You? It’s Mostly Who You Think You Should Be!
Your genuine self is who you truly are as a person, independent of your employment or the influence of others; it is an accurate reflection of who you are.
Getting Away From The Apps and Meeting People in “Real Life”
That's the problem with dating apps: you see some great photos and pretend to yourself that they can genuinely have a conversation that isn't about them. If this profile had approached this lady in the typical manner, weeks of texting would not have been wasted. There would have been a quick dialogue and then it would have been over. I see this every day in practice, frustration at meeting the next "loser" and the feeling that it will never work.
Don’t Let Your Abuser Back In Your Life
The lockdown was, in fact, a haven for abusers. Their victims, who would typically have an escape route, had that route completely closed off by anti-virus procedures. It has been called by some, the shadow pandemic.
Your Couple Type Is Determined By Your Attachment Style
So frequently, when we enter a new relationship, we view it as a blank sheet and tell ourselves, I'm going to do it my way. However, as youngsters, we absorb information like sponges — we can't help but take in how our parents behaved and what happened in our own family.
Top 3 Posts Of 2021!
At this time of year, I like to reflect on what people have been reading on the site. Codependency and codependent relationships were once again prominent topics. Interestingly, unlike previous years, the most popular piece was one on how two codependents interact with each other in a relationship. Take a look at the three most popular articles of 2021, which have been reposted here for you to read again...
How Codependents Control… Examining Codependent Behaviour
Codependency is complex and is as individual as the people who exhibit its symptoms. It is often misunderstood and often not recognized by mental health professionals who doubt its existence...
Couples Therapy: A Codependency Case Study
Therapy as a couple is hard and there are few guarantees. Many factors determine success or failure. Timing, willingness, the right therapist all come into play...
Why You Can’t Let Go Of That Narcissist
I have lost count of the amount of times I have been asked by desperate clients why they cannot let go of an abuser and a narcissist. It seems that they have been injected by some form of drug that has formed an addiction and no amount of logic, common sense or realism will help them...
Not All Group Therapy Is The Same
I am just about to start a new round of group therapy for codependency. I have been running them since the beginning of the year and I have enjoyed them. I believe the participants felt the same...
Divorcing An Egomaniac Follows A Familiar Pattern
I am unfortunately dealing with a few messy divorce cases at present. I say unfortunately because it is never positive when a marriage breaks down...
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