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Loneliness Has No Strangers – Lift the Fog in 6 Steps:
Loneliness image copyright: artter / 123RF Stock Photo Loneliness knows no boundaries and, considering the devastating effect it has on people from all walks of life, there is scant research in the psychology that lies behind this feeling of isolation and despair. If...
Addicted to Injury: Why People Self Harm
Self-harm is found in both genders, in all age groups, in every social class and across ethnic divides. But why do people deliberately cause themselves injury? The question has more than one answer, but there are two myths that need to be addressed from the start:...
When Opposites Start to Detract
Is the fun-loving comedian you fell in love with turning into the immature clown? Has your partner's sexy confident manner become oppressive and overbearing? When exactly did the qualities of attraction you most admired about your significant other become those that...
Choosing Choice: Habits and How we can Break Them
Creating associations between activities is something us humans are good at and lies behind habit formation. Breaking those associations is often more challenging and habits can become so deeply ingrained that they override our real needs. When we become aware of a...
Is Passion Killing Your Relationship?
“To the mind that is still, the whole Universe surrenders” - Lao Tzu on serenity It's the season of passion where many of us give the heart free reign over the head – at least for 24 hours. But it is not only love potions that form within this steamy cauldron; sadly,...
Online Dating: Opportunity or Peril?
Online dating is a 21st Century phenomenon and it is a natural extension of our social networking activity, especially if we have struggled to find meaningful relationships in our own backyard or we are on the rebound from a relationship break-up. For the fortunate,...
Time for a Spring Clean?
When you're stuck, your past becomes tied up with your present and keeps you from taking new opportunities to live life in a different way. Spring is an ideal time to remind yourself that life is not like that. Each year, nature amazes us with new growth, continually...
Relationship Reality-Check
Relationship reality-check With the whole country seemingly 'loved up' in celebration of St. Valentine's Day, the state of our relationships comes keenly into focus this month. If you have recently suffered a relationship break-up, or if you are struggling along in a...
Death and Divorce: Can we Really Compare?
On the surface, coping with bereavement may seem to be very different to coming to terms with divorce or the dissolution of a long-term relationship, but there are areas of overlap and both situations require a profound readjustment. Starting with bereavement, the...
Resentment Will Kill your Relationship
We all become annoyed with other people at times, but in a healthy relationship the downs are quickly resolved with no lingering ill-feeling or resentment. But it can be difficult to always be open about our feelings. And unfortunately, whether we're talking about our...