The Anger Room lets you release your frustration, whether it's after a breakup or a tough work day.
It's embarrassing how many phones I've gone through because I threw them in a fit of rage over a certain guy. It's also nothing to brag about that I've gone through most of my glasses because I've smashed them to bits in anger over the same guy, then, because that wasn't enough, I jumped on his guitar in my favorite heels and destroyed it.
Imago can help couples communicate, resolve conflict, and create intimacy
COMMUNICATION USING IMAGO
By Tammy Nelson, PhD
The Imago Dialogue process is a type of communication developed by Harville Hendrix, the bestselling author of Getting the Love You Want, a book about communication and couple’s therapy. The dialogue is a structured technique that you can use to talk to communicate when you are frustrated or just want to feel closer. This dialogue is a wayto talk about conflict in your relationship that lets you each feel heard. To practice the technique, first ask your partner,
I’m sitting at the Little Bakery, waiting for Marlena to meet me for lunch, and my cell phone rings.
“Hi, it’s me.” Marlena.
“Hey.”
“I’m here on the Beltway, not going anywhere at the moment,” she says. “So, I’m going to be late.”
“No problem – I’ve got something to read.”
“I’m really sorry about this,” Marlena says, sounding stressed.
D.J., why do I pick the perfectly wrong person to date and get involved with, over and over again???
Repetition Compulsion
Psychoanalysis is the process by which unconscious dynamics that make us unhappy with our selves and our relationships are made conscious so that healing and growth can occur. As treatment unfolds you will come to understand yourself and your relationships better and experience more freedom to make choices about how you want to live your life.
Relationship Hell is full of frustration, over-thinking, and way too much worry. Here’s a map out.
I wrote a relationship advice column for a few years and I loved it. Questions came in from people all over the world with all sorts of relationship issues. Should I stay or should I go? He’s perfect on paper but the chemistry’s not there—help! Is it possible that my girlfriend is a lesbian? Will I recognize my soul mate?
Most of the people who wrote in for advice were residents of a place I refer to as Relationship Hell. As the name implies, it’s not exactly nirvana.
How to curb your depression this holiday season during your time of personal transition.
Sure, the holidays are filled with great food, fun parties, and general good cheer (I was at a crowded Macy’s yesterday, and I wasn’t shoved once!), but for a lot of people, this is anything but the most wonderful time of year. Those of us in periods of transition—even positive ones—are especially susceptible to the feelings of loneliness, frustration, depression, and the stress the holidays can elicit. After the jump, a few tips for surviving the holidays during some of life’s biggest transitions
