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Anxious Attachment: Why You Need Constant Reassurance in Relationships
When it comes to relationships, especially ones that are just starting, it can feel very stressful to be apart from your partner. While they are busy at work and unable to text you, you can be left feeling deep anxiety like something is going to go wrong until they finally message you. This kind of attachment is called anxious attachment


A Biblical Perspective of Emotional Health for Children
There is a quiet message many children absorb growing up in a faith community — not because anyone says it directly, but because of what goes unsaid. The message is something like this: strong emotions are a sign of weak faith. If you are anxious, you are not trusting God enough. If you are angry, you need to repent. If you are sad for too long, something is spiritually wrong with you. It is rarely stated this plainly, but it shapes how children — especially girls — relate to


Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria: Why Criticism Feels Unbearable
Rejection from anything is not something anyone can really get comfortable with. Rejection typically follows being denied from something you really want to have, such as a job, a relationship, or from a college. Most people find rejection difficult enough as it is, but people with Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria experience a whole new level of negative emotions. In this blog, we will explain what RSD is, who tends to experience it, what it looks like, and how you can start to c


The Silent Partner: When Withdrawal and Avoidance Take Over a Marriage
After having enough fights and arguments over the years, many couples start to find it easier to just say nothing rather than to talk. One partner pulls back, conversations shrink, and problems pile up instead of getting solved. It does not help if, during the arguments, things get out of hand and both people start to just attack each other. This is often called avoidance, and it can quietly wear away at even the strongest marriages


Why Avoidance Keeps You Stuck After Trauma
After a traumatic event, the brain will attempt to cope. Among other methods, avoidance is one of those ways people end up coping. In this blog, we are going to talk about something many people experience but rarely discuss: avoidance after trauma. We will look at what avoidance really is, why it can feel like the safest option, and how it often ends up keeping people stuck instead of helping them heal. By the end, you should have a clearer picture of why you might avoid cert


How to Recognize Narcissistic Relationship Patterns
Relationships have the potential to bring either great joy into your life or a lot of pain and heartache. Because of the potential of harm that comes with relationships, it is important to always be looking out for harmful habits or red flags in a potential partner. The red flag that we will look at in this blog is narcissism; specifically the patterns that follow narcissistic behavior. This blog will also talk about how to deal with such behavior and when you should start lo


Breaking Destructive Communication Patterns in Christian Marriages
This blog is about destructive communication patterns in marriage — what they are, why they happen, and what you can do about them. If you and your spouse keep having the same fights over and over without anything getting resolved, then this blog is for you. We will discuss the most common patterns couples fall into and explain how marriage counseling can help you find a better way forward.


Why Am I So Impulsive? Understanding Intrusive Thoughts in ADHD
Experiencing intrusive thoughts is a universal experience for most people. Those thoughts tend to pop up in your brain at inconvenient times, but most people do not act on them and realize that they are intrusive thoughts. When it comes to people with ADHD, however, the reaction can be different. This blog will break down what causes these moments, how they connect to ADHD, and what you can actually do to feel more in control over your thoughts. Stressed Out Man At Florecer


Do Intrusive Thoughts Mean Something? Separating Random Thoughts from Intentions
Many times we can find ourselves just relaxing alone or with a group of people, and then, out of nowhere, we experience thoughts that cause us to feel worried or ashamed of ourselves. These thoughts are known as intrusive thoughts. The first thought or feeling after experiencing intrusive thoughts is guilt or shame for having such thoughts, but is this shame really justified? In this blog, we'll break down the difference between intrusive thoughts and intentional thoughts, ex
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