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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

When you just can’t figure out why you’re unhappy

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When you just can’t figure out why you’re unhappy
When you just can’t figure out why you’re unhappy
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When you just can’t figure out why you’re unhappy
July 15, 2018

What do you do when you’ve done a lot of work on yourself and feel like you’ve addressed the toughest issues in your life but still feel as if there is something missing?

What’s the secret to figuring out what’s keeping you from feeling fulfilled? By asking yourself the right questions, you’ll get the answers you need.

There’s a unique mind-mapping technique in this episode to help you figure out why you’re unhappy. 

Filed Under: anxiety, Ask Paul, Depression, Fears, Loneliness, Loss, Podcast Episode, Thinking, Victim Mentality Tagged With: Why am I always sad?

I don’t let anyone get close to me

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I don’t let anyone get close to me
I don’t let anyone get close to me
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I don’t let anyone get close to me
May 27, 2018

How much are you willing to risk to have the greatest relationship you can have? How much emotional connection do you want?

It seems the higher the reward, the more you have to risk. In this episode, I talk about how staying emotionally closed up or closed off takes away most of the human experience and keeps everyone you want to love at a distance.

Filed Under: Ask Paul, Divorce, Emotional Withdrawal, Family, Fears, Marriage, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: I am emotionally closed off, I don't let anyone get close to me, I keep people I love at a distance, I want more emotional connection

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