Are you neurotic, narcissist or neurotypical?
Regardless of how hurtful people can be, if we are in a relationship with them, we tend to assume that they share our similar values. But this isn’t always true. And this common assumption can get us in a lot of trouble, especially with narcissists.
While there are others that think like us (to some degree), these days, we regularly encounter people who shock us. We find ourselves saying, “How could they say (or do) such a thing?” “Doesn’t he/she care about my feelings?” And if we love the person, we might find ourselves making excuses for a person who has hurt us because we want so desperately to hold onto our original view of the person we fell in love with in the first place.
Read More5 Mindset Shifts For Healthy Relationships
Many of us struggle with having healthy relationships. No matter how hard I work on my relationships, at some point, I’ll run into conflicts. I can’t always save the relationship because it takes two for it to work, but I always learn from my experiences and strive to do better. Because I have struggled with my relationships for so many years, I’ve learned a lot. So I thought I’d share some of my favorite mindset shifts for healthy relationships that have helped me over the years.
Read MoreHow to Have a Conscious Relationship
When I fell in love with my boyfriend, I could only see the good in him. He was funny, warm, generous, and kind, and I allowed that first impression to be sealed into my brain. I made assumptions based on what I initially saw about his capacity to love and be loving. I formed expectations from him based on my imagined reality that he would never do anything to hurt me. I made assumptions that he would treat me in the ways that I expected and hoped to be treated.
All these assumptions that I made ended up hurting me tremendously when I discovered he wasn’t all I had wanted him to be.
When we first meet people, we have a tendency to
Read More3 Types of People That Leave Your Heart Broken
I had my heart broken so many times that after each breakup, I would get guarded and fearful around intimacy. In my healing journey, in addition to releasing the pain and anguish, I would get determined to figure out why. I needed to know what I did to contribute to the demise of this relationship, and if there was something about this person I attracted into my life, so I would know what to avoid in the future.
I needed to identify the types of people that would leave me heart broken.
My pattern was that I met men who were initially interesting and charming, but once I started showing interest, they would change or withdraw. I have since learned that as an empath, I am particularly susceptible to attracting these types of people.
What types of people should you avoid?
Read MoreOvercome Communication Challenges
My client *Sara had a wonderful relationship with her partner. She considered him her best friend. But he was in school and she had made incredible sacrifices financially and in terms of the amount of time they had together for the relationship, and she didn’t see how she could get her needs met. We worked together to release her grief around this, and her anxiety that her sacrifices wouldn’t pay off. We also got to some core issues from her past that were triggering these feelings. After doing this,
Read MoreHow Your Unconscious Intentions Can Sabotage Your Relationships
Do you struggle with your relationships?
If so, what unconscious intentions do you bring into your relationships?