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Beyond Help: What Happens If Your Therapist Rejects You?

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In the March 5th, 2017 episode of The Overwhelmed Brain, I tackled the ultimate challenge: The General Feeling of Unwell Being. Like a cloud of misery that follows you throughout life.

What inspired that episode was a letter I received from a woman who wrote to me that said she went to her workplace counselor who told her: “You have too many problems, we can’t help you.”

WOW!

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Filed Under: Abandonment, abuse, anxiety, Behavior, childhood, Decisions, Depression, Loneliness, Loss, Negative Emotions, Overwhelm, Rejection, Toxic People Tagged With: counseling, therapy, too many problems, You are not beyond help

Surviving the Crisis – Self-Perpetuating Abuse – Building Resilience Through Criticism

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Surviving the Crisis – Self-Perpetuating Abuse – Building Resilience Through Criticism
Surviving the Crisis – Self-Perpetuating Abuse – Building Resilience Through Criticism
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Surviving the Crisis – Self-Perpetuating Abuse – Building Resilience Through Criticism
March 12, 2017

When you’re in crisis mode, is there anything you can do to bring you into a calmer, more peaceful place?

Not always. In fact, you may have to experience the full impact of the crisis before any calm or comfort can be had. However, you may be able to prepare for a crisis so it doesn’t completely debilitate you.

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Filed Under: abuse, Ask Paul, Control, Depression, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, Human Potential, Loss, Overwhelm, Podcast Episode, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth Tagged With: Emotional Abuse, resilience through criticism, Self-abuse, Surviving Crisis, verbal abuse

The Abused Mind and Mixed Signals in Relationships – Still Mourning – Overcoming Your Overwhelmed Brain

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The Abused Mind in Relationships – A Listener Gets Cheated On And Kicked Out – Wanting Others To Do What You Believe is Right
The Abused Mind in Relationships – A Listener Gets Cheated On And Kicked Out – Wanting Others To Do What You Believe is Right
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The Abused Mind in Relationships – A Listener Gets Cheated On And Kicked Out – Wanting Others To Do What You Believe is Right
March 6, 2016

Sexual and physical abuse survivors develop an abused mindset which they take into relationships. This mindset sets them up to be strung along and tolerate bad behavior. Often, former abuse victims end up with abusers in intimate relationships.

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Filed Under: abuse, Ask Paul, Control, Depression, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, Human Potential, Loneliness, Loss, Manipulation, Mourning, Overwhelm, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Thinking, Values Tagged With: Emotional Abuse, Mixed Signals in Relationships, Overcoming Your Overwhelmed Brain, Still Mourning Over Loss, The Abused Mind, verbal abuse

Setting Goals for People who Hate Setting Goals

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I hate setting goals, so I had to figure out how I could get what I want in life without following the standard goal-setting steps we’re always taught.

Just writing down a goal makes me cringe. But why?

Perhaps it’s because I’m not one of those highly organized people full of energy, That could be half of it, but it’s certainly not the whole picture.

In this article, I’m going to share with you how to get what you want without setting goals. If you hate setting goals like I do, I think this post will give you a lot of relief.

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Filed Under: Career, Finances, Human Potential, Overwhelm, Resources, Thinking, Values Tagged With: I never achieve my goals, I never follow through on the goals I set for myself, Why is setting goals so hard

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