Silent Treatment: A Nemesis For Codependency And Generally Indefensible
Yesterday, I read an article by a "life coach" who said that silent treatment was justified mostly because your partner "probably deserved it"...
The Health Of Your Relationship Can Be Judged By The Way You Fight
If you have been in a relationship that has lasted longer than a few months, you will know that conflict and argument are going to be a part of it...
Inner Child Therapy: Countering the Inner Critical Voice
When I practice Inner Child Therapy with clients, we invariably meet the Inner Critic at some stage. This can often be identified because of the “should” statements that are associated with its advice...
Online Therapy for Codependency: A Testimonial
Ever since I started doing therapy online in 2011, I have dealt with many different disorders. Early on, it was a transitional phase moving from office to online but it quickly moved on...
Making Sure Depression Does Not Define You
I once read a very interesting description of depression. It went something like: "I am depression. I am cold like the Arctic mist, I dampen your spirits and your soul. I fill your mind with gloom...
The Drama Triangle: A Key Element Of Codependent Control
have often documented here how much control exists in codependent thinking. In contrast to their nemesis (someone with narcissist tendencies), codependents are generally nice people who are willing...
Increase Your Self-Esteem in 10 Days. Day 7: The Power Of Thought
Buddha said “We are what we think” and never was a truer word spoken than when this is applied to our view of ourselves...
Increase Your Self-Esteem in 10 Days. Day 6: The Should’s
Should’s are messages that we inherit from parents, peers, religion or community that fuel low self-esteem in our mind. Should’s become a measure that you compare yourself to others...
Increase Your Self-Esteem in 10 Days. Day 5: Reframing your childhood
Day 5 is asking you to look to look at the negatives global labels you have believed since childhood. This is where your inner critical voices are at their strongest...
Increase Your Self-Esteem In 10 Days. Day 2: Your Psychological Self-Portrait
Many of us carry a distorted view of what we are. Quite simply, this could have come from one or two bad memories that outweigh many more good ones, leaving us unable to recognise our strengths...
You must be logged in to post a comment.