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10 Steps to Keep Your Relationship from Slipping into Dysfunction

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If your relationship has gone through its ups and downs but is now on a good path to prosper, you’ll probably want to keep it that way.

Here are ten steps you can take to make sure your relationship stays healthy and continues to blossom. For more of an in-depth look at each step, listen to the episode attached to this post. 

Important: If you believe that you may be doing emotionally abusive behavior and would like to change that about yourself, sign up for the life-changing Healed Being program over at healedbeing.com).

If you are currently in a relationship with someone whose dysfunctions are hurtful to you, listen to my podcast Love and Abuse to help you navigate through the difficulties.

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Filed Under: abuse, anger, Codependency, Control, Divorce, Dysfunction, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, enabling, Forgiveness, Manipulation, Marriage, Rejection, Relationships, Values Tagged With: Keeping Your Relationship in Top Shape

Do You Invest Too Much Into Your Relationship?

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I received an email from someone who is still obsessed over his ex even though they broke up long ago. Not in a “stalkerish” kind of way, but in a “I’m hurt and can’t stop thinking about her” kind of way. He cries almost daily and can’t get over the loss. According to him, she was everything he wanted in a girl.

He invested his time, energy, and emotions into the relationship, and even though it seemed to be going well, she decided to emotionally close off from him.

Eventually, they split. Since then, he has been unhappy. 

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Filed Under: Abandonment, Codependency, Divorce, Family, Human Potential, Marriage, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth Tagged With: Do You Invest Too Much Into The Relationship?, When The Happiness Leaves With The Relationship

Getting Control Back – The Small Door Out of Depression – The Unforever Soulmate – Emotionally Disconnected Partners

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Getting control back – The small door out of depression – The unforever soulmate – Emotionally disconnected partners
Getting control back – The small door out of depression – The unforever soulmate – Emotionally disconnected partners
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Getting control back – The small door out of depression – The unforever soulmate – Emotionally disconnected partners
July 3, 2016

It’s a question to ponder, where do your loyalties lie, and what should you do with a secret you are committed to keeping? 

Are you at a job that feels like you are being dominated or controlled? Is there a way out of this without quitting?

There may be. I got a response from a listener who wrote before. They took my advice about her work situation and everything turned out for the better. Controlling bosses no longer drove her mad.

What keeps you at work you don’t like anyway? What’s motivating you to stay miserable?

In another segment, I talk about depression. Why does depression kick in so hard? And why is it so challenging to get back out of it once you’re in it?

No joy, no pain, no feeling at all. Even suicidal thoughts can come into play. Or sometimes you’re so apathetic you don’t even care about that.

In this episode, I talk about a small door, or portal, out of depression.

In the Ask Paul segment, I read a letter from someone who can’t stop obsessing over her boyfriend’s friendship with his ex-girlfriends and hates it when he talks about other girls in general.

And finally, I end the show with a few words on emotionally disconnected people.

Filed Under: Behavior, Control, Depression, Emotional Withdrawal, Human Potential, Marriage, Negative Emotions, Relationships Tagged With: Emotionally Disconnected Partners, Getting Control Back, The Small Door Out of Depression, The Unforever Soulmate

What’s the Point of Life Without Joy and Happiness?

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Inspired by a message from a listener who is in a pretty dark place, I thought I’d tackle the question of finding purpose and meaning in life when you aren’t experiencing joy and happiness. He asked, “What’s the point?”

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Filed Under: Behavior, Beliefs, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Spirituality Tagged With: Learning acceptance, no meaning of life, no purpose in life, resistance, suicide, why am I here?

Closing the Past to Open the Future: Thoughts You Can’t Let Go

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When you have negative thoughts and emotions floating around in your head more often than not, the choices you make going forward in life are going to be influenced.

After all, whatever is swimming around in your head at the time of a decision is what typically affects that decision. If you are carrying around old baggage, it’s time to drop those emotional bags off so that you can create a future without fears or worry. [Read more…]

Filed Under: anger, anxiety, Behavior, childhood, Depression, Dysfunction, Forgiveness, Human Potential, Loneliness, Negative Emotions, Obsession, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth Tagged With: can't stop thinking about the past, emotions, heal from the past, past, releasing, resolving past pain

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