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Why Your Efforts to “Cheer Them Up” Doesn’t Work for Depressive Personality Styles
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Why Your Efforts to “Cheer Them Up” Doesn’t Work for Depressive Personality Styles

Anger Issues, Depression Counseling, Family of Origin Counseling, Inner Conflicts

Why Your Efforts to “Cheer Them Up” Doesn’t Work for Depressive Personality Styles

By dr_j_raymond|2025-06-09T20:37:41+00:00June 9th, 2025|Anger Issues, Depression Counseling, Family of Origin Counseling, Inner Conflicts|

Poppy let out a big sigh as her 32-year-old brother Josh said that he had tried her latest suggestion of walking in nature motivation but it hadn’t helped with his fatigue and low motivation. Josh’s big sister had been trying to buoy him up for as long as she could remember, to no effect. [...]

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Perfectionism may be ruining your intimate relationships!
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Perfectionism may be ruining your intimate relationships!

Anxiety therapy, Intimacy

Perfectionism may be ruining your intimate relationships!

By dr_j_raymond|2017-09-13T18:03:27+00:00September 7th, 2011|Anxiety therapy, Intimacy|

When you are upset that you aren't as perfect as you aimed for, you may criticize yourself, feel bad about yourself and then withdraw from the people you love. Your sense of being imperfect makes you fearful of getting close. You turn inward and shut loved ones out, making your intimate connections dissolve. Research indicates that the self-critical part of perfectionism is the most destructive force to intimacy.

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