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Luxury of Anxiety
In my thirty plus years of working with people in Indianapolis Indiana, struggles with anxiety have come up most often in therapy sessions. Most people that I see are anxious about a variety of issues. They may ask themselves the following questions for the future: nnWill I have enough money?nIs my partner right for me?nWill he/she leave me?nWhat will I do if ________ dies?nWill I ever be peaceful?nWhen will somebody love me?nWill I ever find happiness?nWill I lose my job?nHo
June 9, 2009
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Couples Fighting Text Message Wars
Imagine you're sitting at home, your significant other is out and suddenly you receive a text message on your mobile phone. You read, âI am breaking up with you, I donât love you anymoreâ. You then reply, âWhatâ¦..what did I do to deserve thisâ . Hours later both are still texting on the cell phone with short cryptic angry, hurt messages with all thumbs. This has become a common ineffective avenue of fighting. These are unskillful methods of conflict resolution! nn
April 16, 2009
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Don't Wait to Save Your Relationship
nIn my Indianapolis Indiana private practice, often people come in when they are at the breaking point in a long troubled marriage and about to separate or feel hopeless about a long standing “loveless marriage” for many years. In other words, the relationship or marriage is in an emergency or dying state and only intensive crisis work can save the relationship. Often one partner does not have the patience to wait, the desire for change or the hope of repair to in
December 9, 2008
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Holiday Myth
Do you wonder why when we have the full range of emotions for approximately 11 months of the year, we expect to be happy 100% during the Holiday season the last month of the year? These expectations tend to be carried forward from generation to generation and are transmited in our culture, the myth that we should be able to be completely happy and in the absence of happiness, we may judge ourselves harshly.nnIn our psychotherapy practice, people come in for consultations duri
October 21, 2008
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Controlling Anxiety About the Economy
Many people come to my Indianapolis, Indiana private psychotherapy practice alarmed with “stress,” “anxiety attacks,” and “panic attacks.” The common themes of concern are often external events like relationships, the economy, hardships of the family, and financial issues. Often people judge themselves based on their past decisions and worry about how they will handle future events. Stress, anxiety, anxiety attacks, and panic attacks can be
October 5, 2008
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Parenting Teenagers And Discipline In The Modern Age
We know it is difficult being a parent in this present age, but it is also difficult to be a teenager today as well. Never before has ¡§good judgment¡¨ been so crucial to survival. As part of the boomer population, I don¡¦t remember that my bad judgments would have the range of severe consequences. Sexually transmitted disease such as HIV, potent drugs and pills and pornography are every day risks for teens. My mistakes back when I was a teenager did not often have the
August 13, 2008
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Couples, Relationships And The "Fix"
Work solutions arenât necessarily transferable to âfixâ relationship problems. What you do on the job does not necessarily mean it will work at home. For example, if an engineer, attorney, clerk or technical person tries to fix the relationship with his/her intimate significant other; the results may not be what he/she wants. At our employment we are trained to fix problems and are paid to be âproblem solversâ. The problem solving method usually works like this:n*is
August 13, 2008
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