Here are 3 cycles I frequently see in people who are having relationships problems. These particularly commonly occur when one or both partners has low self esteem. Person feels frustrated > Person acts out in relationship (i.e. acts unhelpfully) > Person feels shame and more frustration (at self and partner). Or Person feels anxious > [...]

Are there things YOU think would/might be helpful to you if you did them, but for some reason you feel resistant to trying your idea? It could be anything but examples include: – devising a budget for your spending – monitoring your food intake for a week to better understand your eating patterns – eating [...]

Lots of people don’t do things they’d like to do for fear of rejection and the corresponding disappointment. If this is you, then you can break this pattern of avoidance by practicing exposing yourself to rejection. You might want to concentrate on – interpersonal rejection, or – other types of possible rejection whichever is the [...]