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The Savior-Victim dynamic in relationships: Why One Partner Needs to Fix and the Other Needs to Be Broken
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The Savior-Victim dynamic in relationships: Why One Partner Needs to Fix and the Other Needs to Be Broken

co-dependency, couples therapy, Inner Conflicts, Insecurity Counseling

The Savior-Victim dynamic in relationships: Why One Partner Needs to Fix and the Other Needs to Be Broken

By dr_j_raymond|2026-03-01T16:02:37+00:00March 1st, 2026|co-dependency, couples therapy, Inner Conflicts, Insecurity Counseling|

Julio a 43-year-old solar panel engineer had a natural genius for noticing a problem and fixing it. It was a gift he used to make his partner Geena, a 44-year-old artisan baker happy and satisfied. He expected that she would be enthralled, take him into her world and keep him there, safe, cozy, and [...]

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Helplessness – the good and bad ways to use it
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Helplessness – the good and bad ways to use it

Anger Stress and Health, Anxiety therapy, Family of Origin Counseling, Helplessness, Intimacy

Helplessness – the good and bad ways to use it

By dr_j_raymond|2025-01-06T19:25:59+00:00January 6th, 2025|Anger Stress and Health, Anxiety therapy, Family of Origin Counseling, Helplessness, Intimacy|

Helplessness is scary and destabilizing. Helplessness evokes the need to be rescued, and excused from one's ineptitude. It’s seen as a negative; a sham or overdramatization. Helplessness is regarded as a sign of immaturity, neediness and over dependency in our society – except when that helplessness is sanctioned as cute and or adorable when [...]

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