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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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Should You Wait for a Partner to Change, if that Partner Cannot Change?
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Should You Wait for a Partner to Change, if that Partner Cannot Change?

Abusive Relationship Counseling, Anger Management Counseling, couples therapy, Individual Counseling

Should You Wait for a Partner to Change, if that Partner Cannot Change?

By dr_j_raymond|2023-03-17T17:28:29+00:00February 9th, 2023|Abusive Relationship Counseling, Anger Management Counseling, couples therapy, Individual Counseling|

“I’m waiting for my partner to change” is a phrase that appears to come up over and over again in my work with individuals who are struggling in relationships that are sometimes safe and satisfying, but at other times devaluing, diminishing and dismissive. Waiting for a partner to change – when does it start? [...]

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