One of the top things that people never say is, “What I like most about you is that you’re a control freak.” We are drawn to people who are in control, but we are repelled by people who are controlling.
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Are You Stuck In Chronic Stress?
According to the American Institute of Stress, about 33 percent of people report feeling extreme stress, 77 percent experience stress that affects their physical health, and 73 percent have stress that impacts their mental health. Sadly, for about half of all Americans, levels of stress are getting worse, not better. What is “chronic stress” and how can it be treated?
How To Keep Anxiety From Ruining Your Marriage
Anxiety makes it hard to be present and engaged with your spouse. Instead of being in the moment, you are worrying about the past or the future and on edge, which makes it nearly impossible to focus on your partner so you can get and stay close. Here are six strategies to help your relationship anxiety and save your marriage.
What Is OCD?
The stereo-type is someone who has to knock on a door a certain number of times, have the towels folded a certain way, and is terrified of using public restrooms or touching surfaces. While ordering things and fears of contamination actually can be symptoms of OCD, that is just the tip of the iceberg of the kinds of obsessional thoughts that can plague those who suffer with this malady.
The Best Treatment For Anxiety And Depression
Many mental health professionals pathologize depression and anxiety. That is, they see these issues as illnesses, which they then label and treat with medical approaches. But in Emotionally Focused Therapy, we don’t think of anxiety or depression as mental illnesses; rather we group them together as emotional disorders. EFT therapists see people as emotional beings seeking connection above all.
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How Anxiety Impacts Your Relationship
When I think about dealing with anxiety in couples counseling, I recall one couple in particular when I first started as a counselor. They had a very reactive attack/attack negative cycle. But because I was inexperienced and not trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy, I didn’t know then what I know now: anxiety “fuels the fire” of the negative cycle.
Do You Have Postpartum Anxiety?
Everyone knows about postpartum depression. It is a serious problem. But people are not as aware of a possibly more common problem, postpartum anxiety. A study out of Canada, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, shows that perinatal anxiety may be more prevalent than postpartum depression.
