“Keep a Stiff Upper Lip” “Don’t Be A Cry Baby” “Don’t Wear You Feelings on Your Sleeve” “You Are Too Shy” People who are Highly Sensitive may have grown up hearing comments like these from well-meaning but unhelpful people, and then grown up thinking something is wrong with them. A Highly Sensitive Person […]
“If I Go to Counseling, Does that Make Me Crazy?” And Other Questions about Counseling You Have Been Afraid to Ask
Q. If I go to counseling, does that make me crazy? A. What does crazy really mean? It is definitely not a term used by professionals. If anything, crazy is that old quote, “Doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a different result.” When you are stuck in a problem, suffering from an […]
Do You Daydream about Living on A Deserted Island?
“No Man Is An Island.” This sentence was an essay topic in my 8th grade English class. I remember sitting in my room after school pondering what on earth I was supposed to write about based on this quote alone. I somehow, reluctantly, came up with something to get the assignment over with, but I […]
After the Valentine’s Day Sizzle
Valentine’s Day is over and it’s back to business as usual in marriage. The flowers are wilting, the leftover steak is gone, and the credit card bill is about to arrive. Many couples have experienced that the “sizzle” in their marriage comes and goes; rarely if ever does sexual passion feel constantly strong. Hopefully, it […]
