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When fear is the primary obstacle in your life

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When fear is the primary obstacle in your life
When fear is the primary obstacle in your life
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When fear is the primary obstacle in your life
February 17, 2019

Many fears you have can probably be traced back to a lack of knowledge or exposure. Overexposure to what you don’t want creates fear. Underexposure to what you don’t want also creates fear.

So what does it take to become more fearless? More knowledge and exposure! If it were only that easy…

Filed Under: Ask Paul, Emotional Triggers, Fears Tagged With: Fear holds me back from everything

Decrease Social Anxiety

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Decrease Social Anxiety
Decrease Social Anxiety
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Decrease Social Anxiety
October 17, 2018

Social anxiety can be debilitating. In this bonus mini-episode, I talk about one way to start thinking about it differently so that it doesn’t have such a grip on you.

Stop anxiety when it starts with The S.A.F.E. Empowerment System

Filed Under: anxiety, Ask Paul, Fears, Insecurity Tagged With: fear of crowds, Fear of public speaking fear of public speaking, how to get over social anxiety, social phobia

The phobia of commitments and making decisions

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The phobia of commitments and making decisions
The phobia of commitments and making decisions
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The phobia of commitments and making decisions
September 16, 2018

If you’re commitment-phobic or someone who has trouble making and committing to decisions, you’ve probably noticed your life coming to a standstill more often than you want.

The solution may be a simple change that’s a challenge to implement but could transform your life.

Listen to this episode to help you make decisions faster and easier.

Filed Under: Ask Paul, Career, Decisions, Fears, Healthy Thinking, Relationships, Worry Tagged With: commitment phobia, I have a fear of commitment, make decisions faster and easier

The fear that you’ll never experience something ever again

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The fear that you’ll never experience something ever again
The fear that you’ll never experience something ever again
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The fear that you’ll never experience something ever again
August 26, 2018

The best relationship, job, or event in your life flashes by, and now you are afraid that’s the best there ever was and it will never be that good again.

When you use the words, “never,” “ever,” and “always,” you set up your present and future for a daily misery that never ends. It’s time to examine the language we use and make sure we are not setting up our reality to be a nightmare.

Filed Under: Ask Paul, Communication, Divorce, Fears, Marriage, Negative Emotions, Obsession, Podcast Episode, Regret, Relationships, Toxic Thinking, Victim Mentality Tagged With: losing your one true love, never happy again

Can Your Relationship Heal After An Affair?

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If you’ve been the victim or the perpetrator of infidelity, or you suspect that there might be cheating in your relationship, this article will help you understand several important aspects of the cheater’s behavior, the cheating partner’s perspective, and what both partners need to focus on if they are planning on saving the relationship after the affair is discovered.

Whether you want to save your relationship or not, this article will be a good resource to help you understand the perspective of both partners.

A relationship can survive infidelity if both partners want to work on it, but there are some challenging steps ahead for the couple on this path.

This article is a path to understanding the basic components of the cheater, cheating in general, and what it takes to create a successful relationship during the rebuilding process. 

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Filed Under: Abandonment, Communication, Deception, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Fears, Guilt, Infidelity, Jealousy, Loneliness, Lying, Manipulation, Marriage, Regret, Relationships, Sex, Values Tagged With: cheated on me, cheating husband, cheating wife, healing after cheating, healing from the affair, surviving infidelity, why do people cheat

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