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Failing the Challenge – Silent Abuse in Relationships – Depressed and Unmotivated – Appreciating What Works

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Failing the Challenge – Silent Abuse in Relationships – Depressed and Unmotivated – Appreciating What Works
Failing the Challenge – Silent Abuse in Relationships – Depressed and Unmotivated – Appreciating What Works
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Failing the Challenge – Silent Abuse in Relationships – Depressed and Unmotivated – Appreciating What Works
March 26, 2017

What do you do when you have to face a challenge that you believe you’re prepared for, but fail instead?

The feelings of failure can be debilitating, especially when you’ve spent a lot of time and energy working on self-improvement. It can feel like you’ve taken 10 steps backward. Learning comes with the challenge of applying what you’ve learned, so expect challenges to be just more than you think you’re prepared for.

When you have the tools, the challenge will come.

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Filed Under: abuse, Ask Paul, Control, Depression, Dysfunction, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, Human Potential, Manipulation, Negative Emotions, Overwhelm, Physical Health, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Toxic People Tagged With: Appreciating Your Body, Depressed and Unmotivated, Emotional Abuse, Failing Challenges, Silent Abuse, verbal abuse

Committing to a Decision – Chronic Pain and Suffering – Trouble Receiving – Expanding Beyond You

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Committing to a Decision – Chronic Pain and Suffering – Trouble Receiving – Expanding Beyond You
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Committing to a Decision – Chronic Pain and Suffering – Trouble Receiving – Expanding Beyond You
March 19, 2017

Can you commit to a decision? How do you know if you’re making the right decision?

Follow your heart is great advice… if you even know what’s in your heart.

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Filed Under: Ask Paul, Decisions, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Overwhelm, Physical Health, Podcast Episode, Presence, Spirituality Tagged With: Always having bad luck, Chronic Pain and Suffering, Committing to Decisions, Expanding Beyond You, How to make decisions, Trouble Receiving

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

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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

Overcoming General Unease – When Nothing Works Out in Life – Questioning Trust in Relationships

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Overcoming General Unease – When Nothing Works Out in Life – Questioning Trust in Relationships
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Overcoming General Unease – When Nothing Works Out in Life – Questioning Trust in Relationships
March 5, 2017

In part one of this special three-part article, I dive into the underlying currents of fear, anxiety, and discomfort that can shadow our everyday lives, influencing decisions and interactions, particularly with toxic individuals.

These choices, often made to avoid conflict, can lead to a cycle of unhappiness and fulfillment. I explore the concept of “taking the bullet”—making tough, pivotal decisions that can either perpetuate misery or halt it altogether.

In part two, I address the despair that comes from a life where everything seems to lead to more pain and toxicity, questioning what to do when all seems lost and when your past is marred by abuse and neglect. There is a way of rewriting your future, regardless of past hardships.

In part three, I talk about the importance of building trust in relationships. This journey involves making definitive choices and moving toward closure about things you feel like you can’t let go. Closure allows for a shift from a life of turmoil to one of peace and fulfillment.

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Filed Under: Ask Paul, Betrayal, Decisions, Divorce, Human Potential, Lying, Manipulation, Marriage, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Toxic People Tagged With: General Unease, Nothing's Working, Questioning Trust

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

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