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How To Manage Doubt and Loneliness After You Have Broken Up With Your Partner
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How To Manage Doubt and Loneliness After You Have Broken Up With Your Partner

Anxiety therapy, Breakups and Separation, separation counseling

How To Manage Doubt and Loneliness After You Have Broken Up With Your Partner

By dr_j_raymond|2017-09-13T17:08:26+00:00August 10th, 2012|Anxiety therapy, Breakups and Separation, separation counseling|

So you finally got up the nerve to break up with your partner who just wasn't a good fit! The relief is wonderful, but in creeps some doubt, some guilt, some loneliness! The stress is overwhelming! You notice a hole in your life that gets bigger, and that makes you wonder if you did the right thing. You go back and for with wanting to get back together and enjoying the relief of not having to take care of someone else's feelings. How do you fill that hole and feel good about your decision to do what was right for you?

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Five Ways to Find and Keep Available Partners Without Sabotaging Yourself!
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Five Ways to Find and Keep Available Partners Without Sabotaging Yourself!

Anxiety therapy, Intimacy

Five Ways to Find and Keep Available Partners Without Sabotaging Yourself!

By dr_j_raymond|2017-09-14T20:28:02+00:00August 8th, 2012|Anxiety therapy, Intimacy|

Sharon enjoyed the flirting until Rudolph asked if she'd like to go out with him on a date. In the blink of an eye she said "Oh, I can't. I'm really tied up and I'm not sure when I'll be free." It was as if Rudolph had pushed a panic button inside her and she had to destroy everything in her path to escape the danger that erupted out of nowhere. Relief swept over Sharon as she drove home. But she couldn't sleep. During the next few days she felt that old familiar sadness overwhelm her again. If only Rudolph would call. When he had walked over to her at the party she had come alive. He was just the sort of man she wanted, reasonably good looking, clean shaven, self-assured and seemingly well off. She smiled thinking about how she played hard to get before she allowed him to catch her.

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The Least Stressful Way yo Break Up With Your Girl/Boyfriend!
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The Least Stressful Way yo Break Up With Your Girl/Boyfriend!

Anxiety therapy, Breakups and Separation, Communication Problems, stress, Uncategorized

The Least Stressful Way yo Break Up With Your Girl/Boyfriend!

By dr_j_raymond|2016-12-29T15:40:22+00:00August 3rd, 2012|Anxiety therapy, Breakups and Separation, Communication Problems, stress, Uncategorized|

Do you get up your courage to break it off with your girlfriend or boyfriend and then chicken out? Do you regret not being able to go through with what you know you need to do and get angry with yourself? Are you anxious and afraid of hurting your partner's feelings and being the bad guy? Are you praying that your boyfriend or girlfriend will get the message and break up with you instead? Then you are experiencing an overabundance of guilt that leads to stress, insomnia, and lack of concentration on your job. The harder you try to be gentle, give hints, be nice or wait for the perfect moment the worse it gets and your frustration will make you do or say things that make you look like an uncaring monster. So watch this video and get a really good practical tip on making the breakup less personal

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Four Ways To Deal With A Hostile And Aggressive Partner
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Four Ways To Deal With A Hostile And Aggressive Partner

Anxiety therapy, Communication Problems, Intimacy, relationship issues

Four Ways To Deal With A Hostile And Aggressive Partner

By dr_j_raymond|2017-09-13T20:10:36+00:00July 31st, 2012|Anxiety therapy, Communication Problems, Intimacy, relationship issues|

Are you scared of your partner’s reactions? Do you regret saying what you think and feel if your partner’s feelings get ruffled? Then it’s likely that your partner is terrorizing you by tearing you down so you melt into the background, and then provoking you into reacting when they want you to come back to life. So how should you approach and interact with your partner so that you can live without fear of being silenced and destroyed over and over again? This was the dilemma Mason faced when he tried to have a peaceful relationship with his partner.

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How To Take A Break From Your Loved One Without Feeling Disloyal
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How To Take A Break From Your Loved One Without Feeling Disloyal

Anxiety therapy, Breakups and Separation

How To Take A Break From Your Loved One Without Feeling Disloyal

By dr_j_raymond|2017-09-13T17:09:31+00:00July 27th, 2012|Anxiety therapy, Breakups and Separation|

Are you scared that if you have time with friends, family, colleagues or just alone that you are deserting your loved one? Is the fear of being seen as disloyal stopping you from living a full and satisfying life? The real fear you have is that if you step out of the arena even for a short while to take care of your needs outside the relationship that your loved one will forget you, find someone else or just not want you back.

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Ensure Your Relationship Against a Loss of Intimacy and Commitment!
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Ensure Your Relationship Against a Loss of Intimacy and Commitment!

Anxiety therapy, Intimacy, separation counseling

Ensure Your Relationship Against a Loss of Intimacy and Commitment!

By dr_j_raymond|2016-12-13T05:19:23+00:00July 24th, 2012|Anxiety therapy, Intimacy, separation counseling|

Faye often fantasized about leaving and finding a more responsive partner. She imagined a more loving and thankful man who valued her empathy, her consideration and her willingness to give him space to fulfill his ambition. That’s what she had hoped to get from Kyle, but that was now a lost cause. Faye found herself getting irritable with Kyle, finding fault with him just for breathing and avoiding any physical contact. Their relationship had become a tension filled balloon about to burst as it ran out of air!

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End Those Dreaded Fights And Enjoy Peaceful Relationships
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End Those Dreaded Fights And Enjoy Peaceful Relationships

Anger Issues, Anxiety therapy, Communication Problems, Intimacy, relationship issues

End Those Dreaded Fights And Enjoy Peaceful Relationships

By dr_j_raymond|2016-12-13T05:19:23+00:00July 20th, 2012|Anger Issues, Anxiety therapy, Communication Problems, Intimacy, relationship issues|

Do you dread those tense moments when you can feel a fight starting up between you and your loved on? Are you tired and needing a breather but can't find a way out? Have you tried not reacting, compromising, pleasing and shutting down, but yet the sparks fly and the fights erupt? Then you and your loved ones may have problems with boundaries in your relationships. You see, it's not that you are arguing points or opinions but that you are trying desperately to carve out comfortable space for yourself without harming the couple part of the relationship. That's when the tension gets high and some fighting needs to take place to get you the space!

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How to Manage The Guilt Of Saying ‘No’ To Your Partner!
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How to Manage The Guilt Of Saying ‘No’ To Your Partner!

Anxiety therapy, Intimacy, relationship issues

How to Manage The Guilt Of Saying ‘No’ To Your Partner!

By dr_j_raymond|2016-12-13T05:19:24+00:00July 16th, 2012|Anxiety therapy, Intimacy, relationship issues|

If you connect with your partner through guilt then you probably find yourself wanting to escape. The relationship isn't comfortable because you need to set some personal boundaries that make appropriate times and situations for enjoyable connection instead of a pull-push cycle of anger and guilt. Learn how to do that so that you actually want to be with your partner rather than feel you have to!

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How To Stop Worrying About What Other People Think!
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How To Stop Worrying About What Other People Think!

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How To Stop Worrying About What Other People Think!

By dr_j_raymond|2016-12-13T05:19:24+00:00July 13th, 2012|Anxiety therapy|

Relationship Advice Tips from Dr. Jeanette Raymond, Ph.D. Are you always worrying about what other people will think of you if you don't conform to expectations? Do you have a nagging voice in your head that pushes you do dress, act, talk and carry yourself in a certain way so that you can avoid the [...]

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How To Make Sure Your Relationship Makes It Past The Initial Romance
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How To Make Sure Your Relationship Makes It Past The Initial Romance

Anxiety therapy, Intimacy

How To Make Sure Your Relationship Makes It Past The Initial Romance

By dr_j_raymond|2017-09-13T19:36:14+00:00July 10th, 2012|Anxiety therapy, Intimacy|

If you want to know the secret to keeping the romance alive in your relationship after the initial highs, you have to make sure that the levels of the hormone Oxytocin stay pumped up. Research has found that couples who engage in specific reciprocal interactions encourage the production of Oxytocin which in turn glues and cements the attachment bonds so that the couple stays together and enjoys their connection. Learn what those special interactions are and make your relationship separation proof.

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