
ConditionYourselftoLoveUnconditionally
Eveninthehealthiestof relationships,opportunitiesaboundtofindfault,criticizeor"tweak"theotherpersonnomatterwhetherwearetalkingaboutamate,achildorafriend.Mostofuswereraisedinanenvironmentwhereratherthanfocusingonthepositive,weweretaughttozoominanddwellonthenegative.Breakingthathabitualwayofthinkingisamatterofconditioningourmindstorefocusan...[
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ConflictResolutionWithoutWordsInthelastfewdecades,partnershavespentcountlesshourstryingto“workoutproblems.”Yetoverandoveragaintheyoftencomeupagainstamajorroadblock:theyjustdon’tseethingsthesameway.Nomatterhowlongtheytalkandhowhardtheytry,neitherendsupfeelingreallyheardandunderstood.Whiletherearesomecouplesthatjustnaturallyseethingsthesameway,mostpeoplehaveareallyhardtimeseeingthingsthroughtheot...[
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DoYouHaveaDependentPersonality?By RobertLondon,MDCreated Mar192010-12:45pmPeoplewithdependent personality stylesordisordersoftenseektreatmentforwhattheydescribeasdepressionoruncontrolled anxiety.Buttheunderlyingbehaviorsincludedifficultymakingdecisionsandfeelingsofhelplessness, loneliness,andabandonment.Theanxietyappearstobepartofthissystem,astheoverallhelplessnessand...[
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By AlexLickerman,M.D.Created Mar182010-8:17am
Lately,mywifeandIhavebeenhavingtroublewithourwaterheater.Overthelastfewmonthswe'vebeenfindingtheblowerblowingbutnogasrunningalongwithittoactuallyheatourwater.Recently,thegaswouldturnonforonly10minutesbeforeshuttingoff,leavingtheblowergoing,sometimesallnightwhileweslept.
Youdon'tfullyappreciatewhatyouhaveuntilyou'rethreatenedwithl...[
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UseYourMatingIntelligenceBy ScottBarryKaufman,Ph.D.Created Feb142009-4:36pm
There's intelligence involvedinmating?Well,maybenotmuchinactual sex acts-butsurelyeverythingleadinguptothatpointtakesupquitealotofmentalspace.Ifonlymatingbehaviorinhumanswereaseasyasitisinotheranimals!Inmanyspecieswithoutadvanced cognitive capabilities,twoanimalsbecomeattracted...[
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RunByWomen,TheWorldWouldBeBetterandMoreFunBy ReginaBarreca,Ph.D.Created Mar172010-8:56amMendefinehistoryasarelentlessmarchofprogress.Idefineitasaparadeofdebaucheryandoppressionperpetratedbyasmallgroupof bloodthirstylunaticswithpenises,interruptedbytheveryoccasionalhumanitarianachievement.Historywouldhavebeenentirelydifferent,morefun,andlotsbetter,ifwomenhadbeenthedominant sex.U...[
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TheBlindSide:WhenTheOneYouLoveCheatsBy AnnSmithCreated Mar172010-11:20amCheatershavebeenbignewslatelyfromTigerWoodstoJohnEdwards.Themediaaskswhodoesit,whytheydoit,signstolookfor,typesofcheatersandisitanaddiction?Althoughthatdiscussionisimportantittendstoneglecttheequallyimportantquestionsofwhatisitlikeforthepartnerofacheater,whoarethey,howdotheyfeel,dotheyeverrecoverandhowdotheydecidewhe...[
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MarriageGivestheOnlyTaxBreakforCommitmentBy IlanaSimons,Ph.D.Created Mar172010-11:33amMostofmyfriendsintheir30's--womenandmen--fearthatiftheydon'tmarry,they'llenduplonely.Or,worse:thatthey'llhavefailedinahighlypublicandwidelyacceptedAmerican personality test.This fear aboutthepainoflivingsingleisnotquitehysteria,becauseit'srootedindata.Marriedpeoplegenerallylivelonger...[
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ThyroidandMentalHealthBy RobertJ.Hedaya,M.D.,D.F.A.P.A.Created Mar172010-12:50pmArecentstudyknownastheColoradoThyroidDiseasePrevalenceStudy,foundthat13millionAmericansmayhaveundiagnosed thyroidconditions,andsuggestedthatmorewidespreadthyroidtestingisneeded.Amongtheirfindingsarethefactthat 9.9percentofthepopulationhadathyroidabnormalitythathadgoneunrecognized.Anunderactivethyroi...[
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ASimpleExercisetoIncreaseTrustinYourselfBy SusanneBabbel,Ph.D.,MFTCreated Mar172010-1:12pm"We'reneversovulnerablethanwhenwetrustsomeone—butparadoxically,ifwecannottrust,neithercanwefindloveorjoy."-WalterAndersonMerriamWebsterdictionarydefinestrustasthe"assuredrelianceonthecharacter,ability,strength,ortruthofsomeoneorsomething"and"oneinwhichconfidenceisplaced."Butunfortunately,trustcanbe...[
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