How to Get Emotionally Unstuck During the Pandemic
One of the hallmarks of trauma are feeling powerless, stuck and unable to change the situation we are in. And that is because when traumatic events occurred we were a victim of our circumstances and had no way of avoiding or changing what has happened. For example,...
What are the Fight, Flight and Freeze Responses?
Our bodies have two complementary nervous systems: ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฐ (arousing) and ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฐ (calming). Both are needed not only for psychological balance but for survival. Without a parasympathetic modification, the heart would beat too quickly to sustain...
How to Heal Avoidant Attachment Style
Background People with avoidant attachment styles have a tendency to stay away from intimacy or to diminish the importance of relationships. They often were neglected: left alone too much as children, rejected by their caregivers, or their parents werenโt present...
How To Heal Anxious Attachment Style
People with ambivalent or anxious attachment deal with a lot of anxiety in relationships. Their caregivers showed them love in an inconsistent way, the reason why they never knew when they will get their needs met, and when they will not, leaving them hypervigilant...
6 foundations of a healthy relationship
What are the secrets to creating happy and healthy relationships? While on the outside it looks like some couples have the secrets to a happy relationship, the truth is they just found better ways of dealing with the problems that cross their path compared to the ones...
Mindfulness Practices That Ease Anxiety
Theย American Psychological Association (APA) is talking about anxiety as โan emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts and physical changes like increased blood pressure.โ It is important to know that all of us have feelings of anxiety from time...
The key to relationship success
Now that we know the meaning of an attachment style in relationships, letโs find out what the main attachment styles need in order to feel secure within an intimate relationship. Itโs important to know that by showing compassion towards us and our partner we can find...
Overcoming the need for happiness
For thousands of years, humans have been questioning themselves what the purpose of life and happiness is. People are wired to pursue happiness, not only to enjoy it, but to want more and more of it. Instead of ever feeling fulfilled, most of the people...
Getting to know your attachment style โ The key to relationship success
Our attachment style is one characteristic that might draw us to specific partners, or, in some cases, make it hard for us to maintain long-term, fulfilling relationships. This is why getting to know our attachment patterns can explain our behavior and needs and can...
How to Challenge Automatic Thoughts: Our Mental Enemies
How many times didnโt we get all caught up in negative thoughts that put us in a down spiral that can last for hours, days or even weeks? We tend to identify so much with that inner voice that criticizes and punishes and end up acting and think in negative...
