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Adapting or Maladapting?
What happens when our attempts to adapt to a problem intensify it rather than ease or resolve it?
Relief or Change
Which is the most meaningful?
Blaming
When is it reasonable and appropriate to point fingers?
Refuting Compliments
I have long wondered why people have so much difficulty accepting compliments and flattering remarks. I have observed this in myself at times, as well.
Handling Your Needs
Recently, I had a telephone interaction with a patient that illustrated a common behavior that can often create difficulties for the individual and those with whom he or she interacts.
Ambivalationships
Why do some people who seek long-term relationships resist commitment?
Premature Quitting
For some people, quitting comes too easily, too often, and applies to too many experiences in their lives.
Worrying
Anticipation as a form of preparedness…
Self-Care and the Care of Others
I have noticed that many of the patients I have worked with in my practice seem to be more attentive to the needs of others than to their own.