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My Parents are Getting a Divorce: What a Relief!
Arguing every day about the smallest things. Telling me that my dad is selfish and doesn’t care about anything but himself. Complaining that mom is an annoying nag, who can’t get a grip. I don’t know whether having both of them at my soccer game...
ANTS: Automatic Negative Thoughts
ANTS: Our Thoughts or Not ? The following contribution is from a middle-aged woman who suffered severe child abuse, sexual abuse, containment and physical violence as well as the early demise of her mother. Father's subsequent downturn to...
Will My Child Hate Me?
Setting Healthy Boundaries? When we get a first sight at our newborn child, we are overwhelmed with thoughts and feelings: feelings of love, joy, happiness, and excitement. Sometimes, we may anticipate fear, grief and worry. We may question how we...
What Are We So Afraid Of?
We may fear heights (acrophobia), close spaces (claustrophobia), spiders (arachnophobia), or even public places (agoraphobia). But how do these fears develop? Psychotherapists may believe that presenting phobias act as a defensive mechanism against...
GO TO REHAB? YES, YES, YES
I am sitting in a make-shift auditorium and am choking back tears. Although I have sat through similar ceremonies numerous times, they invariably move me this way. 8 men and 3 women sit proudly at the front of the room – two of them with...
I Am A Worried “Single-Parent”
How Will I Ever Manage? We got pregnant and now, just before she is to be born, we've split up! Many thoughts and feelings overwhelm me now. Concerns regarding finances, work and being a stable provider flood my mind. Will I be able to...