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Silent screams
Crying, or a show of emotion, is still a sign of hope that things can be different. It’s a means to communicate our dissatisfaction because we believe that our dissatisfaction matters. Our emotional expression is exactly that. An expression. No one expresses unless there is an expectation of a response. That response may be from…
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Navigating relationships – 5 of 5
As romantic as it seems, needing someone to complete you means that you’re not at peace with yourself. It’s not about whether it’s right or wrong. Instead, it’s about being aware of the demands that you’re placing on your partner, most likely without realising it. If both are equally invested in such an approach to…
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Navigating relationships – 4 of 5
The importance of having a healthy support structure cannot be over emphasised. Majority of relationships fail because support structures from one or both sides are focused on protecting their own from the assumed malicious intent of the other party, rather than trying to establish understanding between the couple, and supporting them towards building their relationship.…
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Navigating relationships – 3 of 5
Understanding why you or your partner behave the way that you do is only the first critical step in creating harmony and establishing that bond that makes a relationship resilient. Once you have this understanding, you need to decide what to do with it. That’s when having mature, objective, and sound advisors become the next…
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Navigating relationships – 1 of 5
When faced with a serious disagreement in their relationship, couples often turn to their own families or friends for advice or support. This can be helpful if the people providing such support or advice are mature and objective, rather than loyal above all else. Most often, family and friends will support us in our complaints…
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Silent trauma, or peace?
I’ve often seen claims that receiving the silent treatment from someone is the equivalent of emotional abuse – if not abusive itself – and I wondered how it is that doing nothing to someone can be considered abusive? I once read that what disturbs us is not the disturbance around us, but rather our inability…
