Showing posts with label powerlessness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label powerlessness. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 5, 2025

How to Cope With News Anxiety

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Do you feel overwhelmed by the news? (see my article:  Living With Uncertainty ). Coping With News Anxiety If you do, you're not alone. ...
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Understanding the Connection Between Unresolved Psychological Trauma and the Need For Control

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When considering psychological trauma, it's important to know there are different types of trauma, including  developmental trauma and ...
Tuesday, May 29, 2018

How Unresolved Trauma Affects How You Feel About Yourself

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Psychological trauma often has a negative impact on how you feel about yourself.  In trauma therapy, like EMDR , the psychotherapist explore...
Thursday, January 18, 2018

Relationships: Taking Back Your Personal Power

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In a prior article I began a discussion about giving away your personal power to someone who isn't treating you well (see my article: Ar...

Relationships: Are You Giving Away Your Personal Power to Someone Who Doesn't Treat You Well?

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In prior articles I've discussed issues relating to people who are ambivalent about leaving an emotionally abusive relationship (see my ...
Monday, February 25, 2013

Serious Medical Problems Can Change How You Feel About Yourself

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When you're healthy and your life is going well, all other things being equal, it's easy to feel good about yourself.  But when you ...
Saturday, February 2, 2013

How Traumatic Childhood Memories of Being Powerless Can Get Triggered in Adults

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People are often surprised to discover that traumatic childhood feelings of being powerless can get triggered even when they're adults. ...
Monday, August 27, 2012

Taking Control of Your Life

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One of the most challenging problems to overcome is to feel that you have little or no control over your life.  Sometimes, there are circums...