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Can you overcome anxiety and panic attacks?

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BONUS re-release: When Panic Attacks – The Anxiety Episode
BONUS re-release: When Panic Attacks – The Anxiety Episode
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BONUS re-release: When Panic Attacks – The Anxiety Episode
May 23, 2019

Anxiety is the excessive worrying about future events, based on a story that you tell yourself. However, it’s hard to change the story when you actually believe it will happen.

On top of that, the more you believe it will come true, the more likely you’ll experience a panic attack. Today I share with you how I’ve overcome anxiety and panic attacks. My methods may be a bit unorthodox, but they might be exactly what you need. 

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Filed Under: anxiety, Behavior, Beliefs, Depression, Fears, Negative Emotions, Obsession Tagged With: How do I get out of anxiety?, How do I stop these panic attacks?, Why do I feel so much anxiety?

Taking the blame for their behavior

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Taking the blame for their behavior
Taking the blame for their behavior
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Taking the blame for their behavior
September 20, 2020

Are you taking the blame for other people’s bad behavior more often than you should?

If so, maybe there’s something a bit more covert going on that you need to know about.

Some people have mastered the art of painting you into a corner. Because of that, you will feel responsible even when it’s clear they are the ones behaving badly.

If you want to learn how to counter this type of behavior, keep reading. 

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Filed Under: Behavior, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Marriage, Relationships, Toxic Behavior, Toxic People Tagged With: I always take the blame, I feel like I am to blame for everything, My partner always blames me

Why you’re not getting a second chance

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Why you’re not getting a second chance
Why you’re not getting a second chance
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Why you’re not getting a second chance
May 17, 2020

When you get a second chance at a job, relationship, or anything that you wanted a do-over on, what’s the best way to show up?

Do you try to impress and show others how much you’ve changed? Or does that actually work against you?

Filed Under: Behavior, Relationships, Toxic Behavior Tagged With: How do I get a second chance?, I hope I get a second chance, Will I get a second chance?

Happiness dissolves when you don’t let other people know what your boundaries are

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What does it take to honor your boundaries and live from that authentic place inside you? Do you earn the respect you deserve?

You might be surprised to find out that respect from others happens naturally when you honor yourself and your personal boundaries. Doing this shows the world who you really are, and what behavior is okay, and what is not.

You are worthy and deserve respect. Honoring yourself shows the world the type of behavior you will and won’t accept, improving your relationships and keeping you not only happier, but sane!

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Filed Under: Behavior, Healthy Thinking, Human Potential, Identity, Negative Emotions, People Pleaser, Personal Boundaries, Relationships Tagged With: How can I honor my boundaries?, People keep disrespecting me, What are personal boundaries?

Judgment – The Ultimate Relationship Destroyer

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Judgment can be one of the most damaging weapons in a relationship. It tells your partner that it’s not okay to be themselves.

This builds resentment in them and will eventually corrode even the most intimate relationships. Even if your relationship survives the corrosive effect of judgment, it still suffers.

This article explains how your emotional triggers form your judgments and how judging those closest to you can make you and everyone else around you miserable.

Judgment truly is the ultimate relationship destroyer. [Read more…]

Filed Under: abuse, Behavior, Beliefs, childhood, Control, Dysfunction, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Triggers, Emotional Withdrawal, Guilt, Judgment, Manipulation, Marriage, Negative Emotions, Relationships Tagged With: how to stop judging, Husband is so critical of me, judging in marriage, judging in relationship, judging my wife, Partner is always criticizing me

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