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Reactions to Toxic Relationships
Dini wrote: Speaking for myself, whenever I find myself falling into "toxic" relationships, co-dependent relations or any other unhealthy relationship there are two things I can do; get angry at and blame the other person (which to some extent I do) but more importantly, what is causing me to feel so unworthy, undeserving, etc. to have put up with that treatment? For me, it goes back to...
Read MoreDealing with a Partner's Sexual Abuse
The following clip was taken from the response to a post about a man's dilemma in dealing with a partner who was pulling away from him. He was asking if he should confront her. Joanne wrote: Dear XXXX, I think "confront" is not the right word or approach to use with someone who is pulling away from you, both physically and emotionally. If you want her to come back to you, you will...
Read MoreHow to Find a Good Psychotherapist – Part III
Lily said: I think it is your duty to yourself to tell your therapist everything that is distressing for you, and the sooner the better. If it frightens her, then you’ll know that she isn’t the right therapist for you. If she can’t handle it, then it is her job to refer you to another therapist and keep seeing you for the rest of your issues, or refer you out to someone who she...
Read MoreHow Will Medicaire Pay for a Parent to go to a Nursing Home?
Lily wrote: With my Grandmother, who was well into her 90's and on Medicaire, we had to wait until she fell (in my aunts house). The ambulance had to come pick her up. Once admitted by ambulance, the Medicare people assigned her to a nursing home. That's how we were told it worked in Florida. We tried to get her admitted before falling like that, but they refused.I am just guessing...
Read MoreHow to Find a Good Psychotherapist – Part II
Jimmy wrote:Here are a few more ideas about picking therapists. 1. Find someone with a Ph.D and several certifications for post-graduate training. If they haven’t gotten post-graduate training in some specialty area, ask them why not? When listening to their answers to your pointed questions, pay attention to the hesitations, side-ways glances, or any other clues that they may be hiding...
Read MoreHow to Find a Good Psychotherapist
Jimmy wrote: Most people are afraid of psychotherapists, and don’t fully understand how much power they have in choosing or interacting with a good psychotherapist. I decided to post my ideas for finding a good therapist so that everyone can see what is acceptable, although not necessarily common.I’ll put a few here for you to consider, and please, feel free to add more if they occur to...
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How to Participate We are inviting SHM Discussion Zone members to have clips of their SHM Discussion Zone posts replicated here in this Blog. To participate, please read about the project here: http://www.selfhelpmagazine.com/wordpress/?page_id=4 and complete form at: http://www.selfhelpmagazine.com/wordpress/?page_id=5 Thank you for your enthusiasm and continued...
Read MoreWelcome
Today Marks the Grand Opening of our SHM Blog As many of you know, we will be using this Blog space to make clips from our SHM Discussion Zone more available to our readership. Many contributors to our Discussion Zone have volunteered to have their comments re-printed here for you, the wider SHM readership to enjoy directly from our Homepage selfhelpmagazine.com. The clips are chosen by us, the...
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