“Give While You Live” is the title of a post written by John Blase for Daily Bread.It’s a psychotherapeutic slogan for me. It promotes one’s overall mental health and well being.Giving can boost both mental and physical health. Research shows that those who give live longer and have happier ...
Date Posted: February 24, 2022
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Control Issues, Depression
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
Ken felt like he did everything in his relationship. He works long hours to provide enough money to support his family. When he comes home from work, his wife, Sherie, is out with her friends, at the gym or otherwise doing her own thing. Ken usually comes home hungry and to hungry ...
Jan 30
Categories: Control Issues, Ending a relationship issues, Relationships & ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
A 30-year-old man is addicted to pornography and alcohol. For over 10 years of his young life, he has become progressively addicted to his chosen “drugs.”
Jan 22
Categories: Addictions, Control Issues, Family of Origin Issues / Codependency
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
Humans have emotions for a reason. Some emotions keep us safe, social and on a certain life path. Anger is an emotion that tells others, "don't mess with me," or "I want to feel in control." Anger helps us to feel powerful and it can motivate us. Anger is not a problem, but how we react to it can be.1. ...
Jun 21
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Anger Management, Control Issues, ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
A classic experiment almost 4 decades ago revealed that elderly residents of nursing homes who bore the onus of nurturing a potted plant outlived their counterparts who did not. More recently, research has extended advantages of indoor ...
Dec 16
Categories: Control Issues, Self-Care / Self Compassion
Written By:
Maryann Wei
If you are interested in relationships, you will be interested in learning about attachment theory. This theory highlights the importance of the relationship between infants and their caregivers. Our relationships in adult life are affected by the quality of this first emotional bond. Indeed, much of what couple counselling ...
Feb 15
Categories: Adult psychological development, Attachment Issues, Child ...
GOIn my years of practice as a psychotherapist, I have come to know that people can actually heal, not just cope better—the best hope current cognitive-behavioral therapy models offer. Depending on the difficulty of their problems and the degree of self-examination they are willing to do, people can truly heal—leaving behind old patterns ...
Jun 29
Categories: Control Issues, Self-Criticism, Shame
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Have you ever had thoughts, feelings or acted in ways that were unacceptable to yourself but felt powerless to control? The purpose of this post is to help you find ways to manage your mind so that you can live your life more in accordance with what your own judgment says is best for you.
As we ...
Feb 21
Categories: Control Issues, Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance, Personality ...
Written By:
Brian Scott