If you are mad that you have to say the same thing one more time then you may be hitting the wrong target when you communicate with friends and loved ones. Find out how to use my two pronged communication approach that will hit the right note and engage your loved ones in ways that make them feel involved so that they want to pay attention.
If you are the victim of betrayal then you need to know the three key questions to ask yourself to find out if you are handing over your power and control to friends and loved ones to make your dreams come true. No need to wait till you feel let down and betrayed. Learn how to take charge of your own dream and score your own home runs over and over again.
Suspicion about your partner cheating on you because you think the interest is gone can damage your relationship if you go there without first understanding what may really be going on inside your partner's emotional stomach! Check out the video and find out how to get that interest back and feel connected again, instead of smashing up a good relationship due to unfounded insecurity.
Torn between being herself and risking rejection Delia tried to be the perfect hostess but failed. She braced herself by becoming guarded and confused her friends. They reacted with uncertainty which Delia interpreted as rejection. A self-fulfilling prophecy borne of rejection sensitivity. Looking through the lens of others can dramatically change the outlook for Delia and help improve her self-esteem.
If you only feel deserving of love and care when you can't cope with life then you are depriving yourself of being loved for the good person you are. Don't confuse love with pity! Learn how to let yourself be loved when you are capable and managing as well as when you are challenged. Have love just for who you are 24/7!
Does your mood and self-esteem change according to how well you think you did in a job or project? Then you may be attributing your feelings to the activity you perform and that is a mistake. The truth is more to do with the nature of the relationship you have with the people you work with. Distinguishing between the activity and the person you do it with makes all the difference to finding consistent satisfaction.
Learn how to listen for the hidden wish for connection disguised as nagging orders from your loved ones. Get past the smoke screen and hear the real need for closeness and intimacy with you that comes across as ordering you around.
Guilt that goes with impacting others negatively keeps you locked in a fortress without intimacy. Fear of others impacting you with love in case you become needy makes you turn loved ones into fortresses. Either way intimacy is lost and loneliness takes over. Learn why impacting each other is a good sign of love, caring and necessary for strong healthy relationships.
discover a simple effective way to embed good feelings into your emotional memory so that you can use them when bad times try to wipe them out. Make good feelings a more normal rather than fleeting experience in your daily life.
Relationship Advice Tips by Dr. Jeanette Raymond, Ph.D. Do what I say or else I will punish you for not proving your love! Obedience versus freedom of choice - what's the criteria for proof of love? If Tim did what Koren asked of him it meant that he really loved her. Obedience to the wishes [...]
