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Are You a Realist or is Negativity & Pessimism Schema Ruining Your Perspective?
This post explores the Early Maladaptive Schema of Negativity and Pessimism. Insight about the origin of the schema, the impact, and practical tips for helping to heal the schema are offered.
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When Misinterpretations add Insult to Injury
This post explores how misunderstandings and misconceptions can cause undue pain and suffering in relationships. Examples of common misunderstandings in couple’s therapy are given. Practical tips for utilizing conflict to gain understanding and empathy and for communicating effectively are offered.
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The Impact and Treatment of Social Isolation Schema
This post explores Social Isolation schema, one of the five Disconnection/Rejection domain schemas identified in Schema Therapy. Examples of possible formation, impact, and treatment are provided to help provide steps for healing.
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The Entitlement Spectrum: The Importance of Knowing Where You Fall
This post explores the Entitlement spectrum, exploring narcissistic characteristics (Entitlement schema) and Self-Sacrificing characteristics (Self-Sacrifice schema). This post provides insight into the negative impact of both schemas on relationship functioning and mental health symptoms such as depression and anxiety.
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Mind-Reading: An Ineffective Way to Address Needs
This post discusses the ineffectiveness of mind-reading in relationships and explores the impact of Self-Sacrificing, Narcsissistic, and Borderline Personality characteristics on relationships.
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Trauma and Parts of Self: Understanding Narcissistic and Self-Sacrificing Managers in Ourselves
This post explores conceptualization of Narcissistic and Self-Sacrificing or Caregiving relationship styles through the lens of Internal Family Systems and managing parts-of-self.
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Other-Directedness and Anxiety: Does Focusing on Others Help or Hurt?
This post explores the Other-Directedness domain schemas of Approval Seeking, Self-Sacrificing, and Subjugation and the impact that these schemas have on anxiety.
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Change: A Million Little Things
This blog explores the many factors that contribute to growth and healing in the context of counseling and therapy.
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Narcissism, Caregiving, and Trauma: Facing Uncomfortable Feelings Results in Healing
This post explores the importance of feeling and understanding our emotions in combatting Mental Health symptoms such as anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress syndrome, and addiction. This post argues that in order for healing to take place or intimacy to occur, we must be able to feel our feelings and learn from them.
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Running From Guilt and Shame Means Running Towards Narcissism and Caregiving
This post explores characteristics of individuals who have a tendency towards caregiving behaviors versus those who have a tendency towards narcissistic behaviors.