Three unusual pieces of relationships advice you won’t find on other Internet sites devoted to dating and relationship problems.
Relationship Advice You Won’t Find Elsewhere on the Internet Read More »
Behind the apparent helplessness of people who suffer from extreme emotional dependency often lies a a secret and unacknowledged fantasy of controlling everybody around them and coercing them to adopt the role of caretakers.
Emotional Dependency and Stealth Control Read More »
Conversations with strangers in the context of a common interest, discussing a shared passion, can feel more intimate than another dinner out, listening to an old friend complain about her latest boyfriend.
Further Thoughts on the Lost Art of Conversation Read More »
Some people use their friends as a kind of “toilet” into which they can dump all their bad feelings. These individuals rely on a primitive kind of projection to evacuate experience they are unable to tolerate.
The Toilet Function of Friendship (and Other Relationships) Read More »
The movie ‘Avatar’ embodies a fantasy shared by many people that it’s possible to escape one’s earthly damaged self and become a superior being without defects.
‘Avatar’, Toxic Shame and Avoidance of Authentic Relationships Read More »
The ability to feel profound grief and deep gratitude are the hallmarks of mental health.
Grief and the Attitude of Gratitude Read More »
Addicts often have stronger relationships with their drugs than with their significant others, but that is often a cause rather than an effect — the reverse of the way we usually think about it.
Love Junkies and Other Addicts Read More »
We admire and envy celebrities because they supposedly lead the perfect, pain-free life we want for ourselves.
Celebrities — Why We Love and Hate Them Read More »
We use the word “love” to describe a number of different emotional experiences. A closer look at those uses can shed light on the varieties of love and how much actual regard they entail for a separate person.
What We Mean When We Use the Word ‘Love’ Read More »
Love in the face of hatred is what good parents give to their children, and what therapists in some way must feel for their most troubled patients.
Love in the Face of Hatred Read More »