Emotional Paralysis or When You Fear Change For The Better: SelfWork #157
Depression, anxiety, and emotional paralysis can go hand in hand. But today we’re talking today about fear – plain old unadulterated fear. But not fear about uncomfortable or destructive...
When You’re Not Believed: The Aftermath of Sexual Abuse SelfWork #156
If you’ve been sexually abused in any way, it changes the way you live your life. You can heal but it takes work and courage. But what if you’re abused, you report or tell someone about...
What Gets In The Way of Good Listening SelfWork #155
This week I had an interview with Dr. Rami Wehbi who’s host of the podcast Beyond Medicine and a fabulous listener. That particular experience led me to talk about what gets in the way of good...
Making Motivation Happen: SelfWork #154
Depression can steal your sense of vitality. Your “get up and go” or your motivation to reach goals that mean something to you can disappear. It’s called anhedonia —...
What Is A Victim Mentality? Or Emotional Martyrdom? And How Do They Affect Relationships? SelfWork #153
The victim mentality or emotional martyrdom are personality traits that are very difficult to handle in relationships. It’s when someone people pleases to the point of intense self-sacrifice,...
Six Beginning Exercises To Motivate Growth and Change: SelfWork #152
As I wrote the book Perfectly Hidden Depression, I included over sixty specific exercises that would make reading it more of an emotional challenge, rather than one more chance to analyze. They are...
Your Questions My Answers SelfWork #151
This month has been full of questions from all of you! So I’m taking today to answer even more of them! The topics are diverse. The first is from a man whose dreams haven’t been fulfilled and...
When Depression And The Need To Escape Becomes Self-Destructive: SelfWork #150
Happy 150th Episode!! This is the last of the series on aspects of depression and today, we’re talking about self-destructive ways to escape pain. Depression is innately painful. It’s lonely....
Depression and Anxiety Combined: Could It Be Bipolar II Disorder? SelfWork #149
Depression and anxiety turn up in several mental illnesses. Yet when there’s a definite mood cycle — when one energy level of mood becomes apparent, either a too up or too down, and then...
Love, Boundaries and Manipulation: When Love Is Conditional SelfWork #148
We’re talking about love today on SelfWork. Unconditional love often gets the thumbs up as the best or most selfless kind of love to have. Parents certainly want to welcome their children into...
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