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Please get off your phone and pay attention to me

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Please get off your phone and pay attention to me
Please get off your phone and pay attention to me
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Please get off your phone and pay attention to me
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When people you care about would rather put their attention on technology than the relationship, you may feel like they are ignoring or even neglecting you.

And perhaps they are!

Is it time to get angry and tell them how you really feel? Maybe there is a compromise you can make where everyone is happy. Or maybe not.

This article will help you learn how to handle, and maybe even resolve, the issue of “technoference.”

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Filed Under: Addiction, Communication, Marriage, Neglect, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: They are ignoring me, They do their own thing, They won't put their phone down

When you don’t want to deal with someone else’s fears, worries, and anxiety anymore

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When you don’t want to deal with someone else’s fears, worries, and anxiety anymore
When you don’t want to deal with someone else’s fears, worries, and anxiety anymore
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When you don’t want to deal with someone else’s fears, worries, and anxiety anymore
June 27, 2021
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It’s a challenge to stay present for someone who is so down and out. Sometimes, you go into your own “stuff” trying to help them with theirs. It’s the curse of many highly sensitive people and certainly difficult for almost any empathetic person.

There are ways to help others without getting into your own stuff. Sometimes, it’s necessary if the person you are there for just can’t get out of their own upset.

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Filed Under: Fears, Friendships, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Therapy, Worry Tagged With: Dealing with people's worries, How do you deal with other people's fears?, When other people worry

The tiny things that improve your life

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The tiny things that improve your life
The tiny things that improve your life
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The tiny things that improve your life
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Have you ever had a tiny squeak in a door in your home that irritated you every time you used it? What happens after you oil the hinge and the squeak goes away? To some, it can feel like a life-changing moment!

That and other quality-of-life improvements can actually create happiness and make the day-to-day that much better. 

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Filed Under: Emotional Healing, Happiness, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Values Tagged With: Quality-of-Life Choices, Self-Improvement Nuggets, Small ways to happiness

Those intrusive, invading and disturbing thoughts that you try to resist and repress

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Those intrusive, invading and disturbing thoughts that you try to resist and repress
Those intrusive, invading and disturbing thoughts that you try to resist and repress
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Those intrusive, invading and disturbing thoughts that you try to resist and repress
July 7, 2019
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When your thoughts make you feel bad because you believe you shouldn’t have them, you might repress them and stuff them back where they came from. However, doing this might be exactly what keeps those negative, intrusive thoughts alive.

My girlfriend and I recently faced a challenging issue related to our mental and physical well-being, specifically involving depression. I’m sharing our experience because it may introduce a component of being well that you may not have considered in your own mental health journey.

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Filed Under: Ask Paul, Communication, Depression, Emotional Triggers, Relationships, Toxic Thinking Tagged With: Environmental Impact on Mental Health, evil thoughts, Physical factors on depression

Email Grab Bag 4 – Rising toleration of bad behavior, from victim to victor, porn ruining the relationship

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Email Grab Bag 4 – Rising toleration of bad behavior, from victim to victor, porn ruining the relationship
Email Grab Bag 4 – Rising toleration of bad behavior, from victim to victor, porn ruining the relationship
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Email Grab Bag 4 – Rising toleration of bad behavior, from victim to victor, porn ruining the relationship
September 26, 2021
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I read three emails from people in three different circumstances. The first one is about a troubled marriage where the wife doesn’t know why she is staying and can’t figure out how to make the decision to leave.

Segment two is about dealing with the victim mentality and what questions you can ask a chronic complainer in order to get them to do something about what they’re complaining about.

Segment three is about a wife who discovered her husband watches porn and since then their once happy, amazing marriage is now in shambles with little hope for the future. Lots to talk about in this episode!

Filed Under: Addiction, Decisions, Divorce, Marriage, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Victim Mentality Tagged With: porn addiction, the victim mentality, troubled marriage

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