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How to deal when you want commitment but your partner is hesitant!
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How to deal when you want commitment but your partner is hesitant!

Anxiety therapy, Couples Counseling, Intimacy, relationship issues

How to deal when you want commitment but your partner is hesitant!

By dr_j_raymond|2017-09-13T19:02:30+00:00January 11th, 2012|Anxiety therapy, Couples Counseling, Intimacy, relationship issues|

If you are angry and tired of waiting for your partner to make good on a promise to commit to marriage and family then you are probably stressed and torn between staying in the hope of some movement and wanting to cut your losses. Learn 3 ways to help you decide what the costs and consequences are for you if you take the plunge and choose one side of your need. Take the pressure off yourself and your partner by looking at what is getting in the way and how to help your partner come out of the indecisive bubble.

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How to deal with a partner who is down when you are up!
How to deal with a partner who is down when you are up!

Anxiety therapy, Intimacy, relationship issues

How to deal with a partner who is down when you are up!

By dr_j_raymond|2016-12-13T05:19:26+00:00January 8th, 2012|Anxiety therapy, Intimacy, relationship issues|

Are you afraid that your partner's bad mood will bring you down and rob you of your good mood? If you try unsuccessfully to cheer your partner up so you can both connect from a good place then learn how to understand the tension and gap between you so that you don't feel like a failure. Discover how to come to terms with your varying emotional metabolic rates so that you will both be ready and available to one another when the tense moments have passed.

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Why your Sex Life Goes from Fantastic to Boring in the blink of an eye!
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Why your Sex Life Goes from Fantastic to Boring in the blink of an eye!

Anxiety therapy, Intimacy, relationship issues

Why your Sex Life Goes from Fantastic to Boring in the blink of an eye!

By dr_j_raymond|2017-09-13T17:55:00+00:00January 4th, 2012|Anxiety therapy, Intimacy, relationship issues|

If you find that you can't get enough of good sex with your partner at some times but hate the thought of it later, you may be at the mercy of a set of mental factors that turn on the green light for short intervals, while staying on red for long spells. In the green light time zones you see each other as desirable and comforting, but during the red light time periods you perceive each other as robots who need to do their duty and kill off intimacy by making demands and comparisons that are impossible to overcome. Learn two ways you can keep the green light on for longer and on a lasting basis for your constant enjoyment of physical intimacy.

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Positive affirmations can damage your relationships!
Positive affirmations can damage your relationships!

Anxiety therapy, Intimacy, relationship issues

Positive affirmations can damage your relationships!

By dr_j_raymond|2016-12-13T05:19:26+00:00December 11th, 2011|Anxiety therapy, Intimacy, relationship issues|

Saying good things about yourself to yourself each day can make you feel better and more confident in the short term. But soon you need to up the ante and make the statements even more elaborate, comparing yourself to others in a superior way. If that comes across to friends and loved ones, and it does whether you say it openly or not, you are destroying your relationships. Learn how to work with your poor self-esteem in ways that bring you closer to people so that they provide the foundation on which you can feel good for ever, naturally, never needing these artificial self-affirmations again.

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Why your sex life is non-existant part 2- and how to get it going again.
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Why your sex life is non-existant part 2- and how to get it going again.

Anxiety therapy, Intimacy, relationship issues

Why your sex life is non-existant part 2- and how to get it going again.

By dr_j_raymond|2017-09-13T20:03:49+00:00December 7th, 2011|Anxiety therapy, Intimacy, relationship issues|

Your sex life may be non-existent because of the roles you and your partner have assumed that makes sex impossible and bad! If you relate to each other as unequal master and slave, boss and worker, parent and child or enemies wanting the lions share of what is available, then sex as a loving act is out of the question. Learn how to avoid getting stuck in those destructive roles and enjoy your sex life again.

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Dealing with someone who won’t own hurting you!
Dealing with someone who won’t own hurting you!

Anxiety therapy, relationship issues

Dealing with someone who won’t own hurting you!

By dr_j_raymond|2016-12-13T05:19:28+00:00December 3rd, 2011|Anxiety therapy, relationship issues|

If you are infuriated when you don't receive an apology when someone has hurt you then you may end up stressed and helpless in your relationships. Learn how to communicate the impact the words and actions of others have on you so that they can tailor their behavior in ways that take your feelings into account.

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How to deal with people who want your advice but don’t take it!
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How to deal with people who want your advice but don’t take it!

Anger Issues, Anxiety therapy, Communication Problems, relationship issues

How to deal with people who want your advice but don’t take it!

By dr_j_raymond|2017-09-13T20:04:08+00:00November 23rd, 2011|Anger Issues, Anxiety therapy, Communication Problems, relationship issues|

It's infuriating and stressful when your loved ones ask you for your opinion but never heed it! They keep boosting you up by wanting your advice but then drop you like a hot potato as soon as you have given your wisdom and caring. It causes conflict that makes relationships tense and uncomfortable. Learn three ways in which you and your loved one can find room for both sets of views instead of going for one judge and jury.

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Why men shut down and women ramp up in conflicts!
Why men shut down and women ramp up in conflicts!

Anxiety therapy, Communication Problems, Intimacy, relationship issues

Why men shut down and women ramp up in conflicts!

By dr_j_raymond|2016-12-13T05:19:28+00:00November 9th, 2011|Anxiety therapy, Communication Problems, Intimacy, relationship issues|

When one partner shuts down and the other ramps up in a stressful conflict chances are that the men tune out and the women get heated up. Research indicates that male and female brains operate differently under stress making it more likely that couples will get frustrated and lose intimacy when they can't work things out. Learn three ways in which they can get on the same brain wave, same page and collaborate intimately on their joint problems.

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Why does your loved one believe a stranger and not you?
Why does your loved one believe a stranger and not you?

Anxiety therapy, Intimacy, relationship issues

Why does your loved one believe a stranger and not you?

By dr_j_raymond|2016-12-13T05:19:28+00:00November 5th, 2011|Anxiety therapy, Intimacy, relationship issues|

If you feel dismissed and devalued when your loved one runs with information provided by a colleague or acquaintance even though you said the same thing, you probably have a ball of messy feelings that make you angry and insecure. You can ease your emotional stress by learning what might be going on in the mind of your loved one by watching this video and discovering that your loved one is far from dismissing you!

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How to rescue your marriage from roommate status!
How to rescue your marriage from roommate status!

Anxiety therapy, Communication Problems, Intimacy, relationship issues

How to rescue your marriage from roommate status!

By dr_j_raymond|2016-12-13T05:19:29+00:00November 2nd, 2011|Anxiety therapy, Communication Problems, Intimacy, relationship issues|

The more secrets you keep because you want to avoid conflict the more your marriage becomes a roommate situation. Your background will determine whether you work things out or you hope problems disappear. When two partners have these two opposite styles of dealing issues, marriages turn into convenient ways to manage finances. Learn how to find incentives where both styles can come together and create a dialogue where issues get dealt with before the marriage is one in name only.

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