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Think back to when you first connected with your spouse. In the beginning of your relationship, you likely spent a lot of time focusing on how you felt about your partner, how your partner felt about you, and how much you enjoyed spending time together. When you get married, it is a testament to the…
Perhaps it sounds strange to compare pre-marital counseling to something you buy to protect your assets, but by talking to a therapist with the person you’re about to spend the rest of your life with, you ensure that something incredibly important is protected – your happiness within your marriage. Planning a wedding today is no…
Anxiety, depression, and other psychological conditions that affect your quality of life are more than just imbalances in the chemicals your brain uses to regulate your mood. Research shows that mood disorders occur when a variety of social, psychological, and environmental factors intersect in your life. Your childhood fears often leave a lasting imprint on…
Depression is more than brain chemistry gone awry. Contributing factors range from social environments to learned patterns of thinking to stressful life events with a lasting impact. Circumstances like loneliness, financial strain, or health problems can put you at an even greater risk for a depressive episode. When it comes to moods, all of us…
An Introduction to The Relationship Newsletter Thirty-seven percent of U.S. families are now single-parent families. The number of unmarried couples living together is up 800 percent.Women today have more extramarital affairs than their husbands. Reports of sensational findings like these usually omit the most important point of all: eighty-five percent of Americans still get married…
Anxiety is not static. From your day-to-day activities to the people with whom you spend your time, the decisions you make in life affect your anxiety levels. For a chronic worrier, it can be tempting to seek out instantly gratifying practices for stress. The truth is that temporary solutions tend to feed and prolong anxiety…
Scenario: You have completed the needs and wants exercise in Vol. 1, No. 2 and you realize that a person you’re already interested in or involved with falls short of the man or woman you described. What now? Hopefully, they don’t fall too short, and candid, on-going communication about the situation will suffice. But what…
In the early stages of a relationship, there is no way to be certain that someone is right for you. But these are some ways to know for sure that a person is wrong for you. • Lies a lot • Has multiple excuses for coming late, or forgetting dates • Seems distracted, instead of…
Every year one in five adults in the United States experiences an emotional problem or mental disorder serious enough to warrant treatment. Psychotherapy – also referred to as talk therapy – is often recommended. What Is Psychotherapy? Psychotherapy addresses troubling symptoms and emotions using psychological techniques. There are many forms of “psychotherapy” – over 400…
Several of my patients commented on a recent article in the Health Section of the New York Times that dealt with perfectionism (“Unhappy? Self-critical? Maybe You’re Just a Perfectionist”, December 4, 2007). They’d homed in on the article because it was about the issue that had brought them into treatment with me. A problem that…