“Denial may be worn like a cloak to hide a fear of intimacy or feelings of vulnerability.”~~ In DrBev’s World. Repeated experiences of denial, lies, and betrayal continue in our emotional life when we are in denial about our lack of awareness of self-sabotaging behaviors. “Our nature is to avoid emotional pain.” We don’t…
DrBev, can committed relationships can benefit from Valentine’s Day, especially if the romance has faded? My case is a good example, like many committed relationships—ours has diminished to such an extent that we are just going through the formalities. But, we really love each other. Yes, in those cases, Valentine’s Day can serve a different purpose,…
How can someone be addicted to feeling bad? Don’t we normally seek out pleasure rather than pain? It probably does appear to others that the person is addicted to feeling bad… but if you think about it, they probably don’t know anything else. It has been their source of survival, a way of living, for years, and therefore, they probably wouldn’t know how to act any other way.