Showing posts with label ambivalence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ambivalence. Show all posts
Thursday, March 26, 2026

Relationships: How Does Avoidance Push Ambivalence Underground?

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Avoidance drives ambivalence underground by forcing intense internal conflicts into unconscious states of denial and behavioral withdrawal (...
Friday, March 13, 2026

Grieving For a Parent Who Wasn't There For You

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Grief for a deceased parent isn't always related to how close you were. Grieving For a Parent Who Wasn't There For You In fact, grie...
Tuesday, July 9, 2024

How to Deal With Resentment in Your Relationship

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Resentment can fester and grow until it destroys a relationship.  Rather than allowing resentment to grow and harden, it's better to fin...
Sunday, June 23, 2024

Relationships: Dealing With an Ambivalent Partner

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Dealing with an ambivalent partner can be frustrating and hurtful, especially if you're getting mixed messages and you don't know wh...
Wednesday, January 24, 2024

4 Reasons Why Attending Sessions Consistently is Important For Your Progress in Therapy

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Many clients ask at the start of therapy how often they need to attend therapy.  Since most of us have busy lives, this is a legitimate ques...
Monday, November 28, 2022

The Healing Potential of the Therapist's Empathic Attunement

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In my prior article , I began discussing the therapist's emotional attunement in the therapy session.  In this blog article, I would lik...