So I thought I’d come here and write something for the first time since October because my head is chainsawing again. The last time I wrote here was when David died – well, two months after he died as it had taken me that long to find any words about it and I still don’t ...
Scrumptious – Word of the Day Meaning: (adj): Informal (of food); Extremely delicious and delectable. In other words, it can be used to describe a food/ dish in the sense of deliciousness. History: History dates back to 1833, when the word ‘Scrumptious’ was used to describe something...
– he’s still not emotionally and mentally ready for you. I am sure you’d only fall into a roller coaster of assumptions, expectations and disappointment. Take this to heart, run away or forever be an #abanger. 2. The Man-Child We all love a mama’s boy. He’s adorable. He’s...
Couple counseling or online couples emotionally focused therapy can help. It is amediumthat puts the pair on the right path of decision-making. A family therapist, marriage counselor, or mental health professionals give professional medical advice and a neutral territory that helps individuals renew ...
Strong words. Presumptuous even. Some people would say arrogant. But those people have never had rifle bullets from a would-be assassin tear through their ear and kill a man right behind them. Trump seems different now. Calmer. More thoughtful. Serene. Settled. Dedicated. Workmanlike. Mission-...
But their defenses are so strong that they are aware only of their recurrent dysphorias – and not of the underlying etiology (problems and reasons that cause their mood swings and anxiety). Patients with personality disorders are, in other words, consciously ego-syntonic, except in the ...
Whether he finds hers a sufficiently rich nature, intellectually and emotionally, for his own, I know not, but he seems occasionally to be disappointed at her simple views of things. Does he really feel such love for her at this moment as he no doubt believes himself to be feeling, and ...
For instance, Aisha would “hope” to pass an exam only when she is highly uncertain about passing. But she would “expect” to pass this course if she is very confident and certain about passing. In other words, people normally feel a stronger hope when they are in highlyuncertain or ...
emotionally delivered, half-broken English. In my mother's labored efforts to speak in a language that betrayed her insides, I witnessed how closely tied is the other's inner life to her effort to communicate. Unraveling the tangled knot between a person's feelings and words is key to my ...
phase and for a long time I actively avoided it. I lived in jeans. I didn’t like skirts, first because it was too hard to ride a bike in them (and I rode my bike everywhere), and later out of habit. By age 13 or so skirts and dresses made me feel deeply emotionally ...