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See me, Judge me – The Distant Partner with the Needy Partner – Stop Oversharing – What is No Contact?

See me, Judge me – Is your opinion really that important?- Stop Oversharing – What is No Contact?
See me, Judge me – Is your opinion really that important?- Stop Oversharing – What is No Contact?
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See me, Judge me – Is your opinion really that important?- Stop Oversharing – What is No Contact?
August 20, 2017

Four topics in this episode: A listener calls me smug and superior, a woman with emotional needs is seeing a man with intimacy issues, a listener can’t stop oversharing her life with complete strangers and I talk about what it means to go full no contact from your ex. 

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Filed Under: Abandonment, abuse, Control, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, Human Potential, Judgment, Manipulation, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth Tagged With: Emotional Abuse, Judge me, Stop Oversharing, The Distant Partner with the Needy Partner, verbal abuse, What is No Contact?

Don’t Want You in My Mind – Spouse’s Parents Don’t Like Me – Most Important Relationship Lessons – Standing in Other’s Shoes

Don't Want You in My Mind – Spouse's Parents Don't Like Me – Most Important Relationship Lessons – Standing in Other's Shoes
Don't Want You in My Mind – Spouse's Parents Don't Like Me – Most Important Relationship Lessons – Standing in Other's Shoes
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Don't Want You in My Mind – Spouse's Parents Don't Like Me – Most Important Relationship Lessons – Standing in Other's Shoes
April 23, 2017

What is it with pervasive thoughts about people you don’t particularly care about? You already don’t want to see them in person, so how do you keep them from appearing in your mind?

In segment one of today’s show, I read a letter from a woman who can’t get her husband’s ex-wife out of her mind. How do you get rid of consistent, unwelcome thoughts like this?

How can you finally rid yourself of that one persistent thought in your mind’s eye? I have a few suggestions.   [Read more…]

Filed Under: abuse, Ask Paul, Beliefs, Compassion, Control, Divorce, Dysfunction, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, Family, Human Potential, Judgment, Manipulation, Marriage, Negative Emotions, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Thinking, Toxic People Tagged With: Don't Want You in My Mind, Most Important Relationship Lessons, Spouse's Parents Don't Like Me, Standing in Other's Shoes

Judging Others – Moving from Guilt to Great – Guilt is a Path to Compassion

Judging Others – Moving from Guilt to Great – Guilt is a Path to Compassion
Judging Others – Moving from Guilt to Great – Guilt is a Path to Compassion
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Judging Others – Moving from Guilt to Great – Guilt is a Path to Compassion
February 5, 2017

Judging others is a sign of something you’re struggling with or haven’t healed from internally. It is anger, sadness, or some other bad feeling that you haven’t yet processed that is coming out and being directed at other people.

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Filed Under: Ask Paul, Compassion, Control, Dysfunction, Family, Guilt, Human Potential, Judgment, Marriage, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: Guilt is a Path to Compassion, Judging Others, Moving From Guilt to Feeling Great

Releasing Emotional Triggers in Relationships

Emotional triggers are the surprises that we get when someone we love, or a situation, causes us to have a reaction that we haven’t processed yet.

For example, if you were yelled at as a child and you attached being yelled at to fear, you might get triggered as an adult when you are near someone yelling.

Triggers are typically childhood beliefs that aren’t necessarily true anymore and need to be addressed to save your relationships. Once you release your old triggers you can view the world from an entirely different place instead of through the eyes of a fearful child.

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Filed Under: anxiety, Behavior, Beliefs, Control, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, Human Potential, Judgment, Marriage, Negative Emotions, Personal Boundaries, Relationships Tagged With: emotional triggers

Preventing and Eliminating Humiliation and Embarrassment

Unless you thrive on the judgmental stares of others, you probably don’t like to get embarrassed or humiliated.

Sometimes the embarrassments of years gone by can pop up over and over again, especially when people you know keep bringing the humiliating situation back up. If you want to stop reliving the past, get over the shame, or even overcome what you might consider the unforgivable stuff you may have done, this article is for you. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Behavior, Fears, Human Potential, Humiliation, Judgment, Negative Emotions, Regret, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth Tagged With: disgrace, embarrassment, humiliation, shame

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