A relationship requires commitment from both parties to work out. Sadly, not all relationships are meant to last. Some are bound to fail, but this can sometimes be hard to admit no matter how obvious the situation might tell you. Sometimes, we choose to hold on. Maybe because we have invested time and emotions to […]
Category: Understanding Pain
The Heartache Of Breaking Up With Someone You Love
Breaking up with someone is a lot easier when you hate your partner for something he did, like if you caught him cheating on you or that he’s too immature to take your relationship to the next level. However, there is nothing more heartbreaking than ending a relationship with someone you still love because you […]
Kill Her With Kindness (A Mistress’s Ordeal)
This story is about Mike and Krissy who have been married for 46 years. They have two children, Karen and Kaleb, and 5 grandchildren ages 10, 8, 7, 5 and 1. With Mike’s booming business, he takes care of everyone. He provides monthly allowances for Karen and Kaleb even though they have their own successful […]
Working on Yourself Before Getting Into a Relationship
After a bad breakup, you may feel that you never want to trust another soul with your heart ever again. — Suzanne Degges-White Ph.D. If you are unaware of who you are before you begin a relationship, you are more likely to lose yourself throughout the course of the relationship. People in relationships often focus […]
What to Do When Your Friends and Family Hurt You
“Should I breakup with him?” That is the question that my client Carly struggled with as she sat in on my couch, moving her right crossed leg back and forth with a nervous, oscillating kick. — John D. Moore, PhD Your significant other isn’t the only person who can break your heart. Heartbreak can be […]
How Heartbreak Affects Your Health
When someone has broken your heart, it can seem as though every cell in your body is in mourning. The emotional pain that is brought on by grief combined with the physical pain caused by illness such as depression and cardiomyopathy can be debilitating to those dealing with heartbreak. For those who are suffering but […]
How to Prevent Yourself From Acting on Feelings
We’ve all experienced that moment when our feelings for someone overpower our emotions. Every waking moment is spent thinking about them and formulating a plan to convince them to love us back and to forget all the reasons why it won’t work. If you’ve been unfortunate enough to act on these feelings, you know that […]
Not All Heartbreak Occurs Outside of Relationships
Heartbreak hurts. Loss is shattering. Put these two together and you’ve got the lovely one-two punch that can come with breakups of short-lived or long-term relationships. — Danielle B. Grossman, MFT Not all relationships have to end in order to cause you heartbreak. Sometimes, you can get your heart broken by staying in a toxic […]
Harmful Behaviors That Destroy Relationships
To a great extent, we live in a culture that resists and fears emotion. From the time we’re babies we’re taught to quickly shut off “negative” feelings like anger, sadness or pain. — Lisa Firestone, Ph.D. If your relationships keep falling apart one after the other, you may want to take into consideration the behavior […]
Thinking About The Future Without Overwhelming Yourself
When people deal with depression or anxiety, sometimes the most mundane things could seem too difficult to accomplish. Things like eating meals or taking a bath are part of an ordinary person’s routine. But for people going through some serious issues (mental illnesses, loss, grief, etc.), it might as well be a challenge they can’t […]