Tag: God

• June 24, 2011

  The Double-Edged Sword of Negative Thought Patterns

  Most people understand that certain substances can trigger an allergic reaction in the body. What far fewer people understand is that negative thoughts — anger, worry, self-pity, depression — can…

• June 23, 2011

  Why Talking About Dysfunction Creates Connection

  Nothing connects two people faster than honesty about our own dysfunction. When you can look someone in the eye and describe clearly what you are like when you are at…

• June 21, 2011

  When Waiting for the Worst Becomes a Way of Life

  Have you ever noticed that just when things seem to be going well, something inside you starts waiting for it to fall apart? A relationship is good and you think,…

• June 17, 2011

  How the Past Keeps Living in the Present

  What if you did not have to be haunted by your past anymore? What if every painful memory you carry — every regret, every wound, every experience that still stings…

• June 14, 2011

  When Emotional Pain Becomes a Demand

  In Part 1 we explored how the three primary instincts — security, sex, and society — operate below the level of consciousness and trigger the four signs of emotional insecurity:…