Posts Tagged ‘Personal Growth’
Taking Risks: Showing Your True Self
“It’s not okay to show who I really am right now.” Is this something you’ve ever told yourself? When you first began to say it, maybe you had good reason to. Perhaps you started to believe that you are “too much” — too emotional, too sensitive, too needy, too anything. Once this type of thinking…
Read MoreDo You Show Yourself Your Softer Side?
The Pain Of Perfection I work in counseling with a lot of successful people who hold themselves to very high standards and who care deeply about their significant others, friends, and families. What I have noticed is that when we push ourselves really hard to try to be successful, sometimes we do not wind up…
Read MoreWhy Are We Stuck on Repeat?
Sometimes we seem to keep doing the same things over and over again: experiencing the same feelings, thinking the same thoughts, circling in the same relationships. This can become a problem if you get stuck rehashing the same negative thoughts, the same anxieties, or the same disappointments with other people, with no sense of making…
Read MoreAre You Sure You Are Taking Care of Yourself?
Are You Seeing the Full You or Just a Small Glimpse? Some of our first milestones in life are to develop regular relationships with eating and sleeping. We might not remember, but parents rejoice when they see us settle into a pattern that matches what we need. As we get older, though, we do not…
Read MoreHow to Escape the Social Anxiety Paradox
We can all feel insecure sometimes at parties or when meeting new people in general. And there are some of us who prefer to socialize a lot less than others. This is quite different from the intense self-consciousness and fear that is typical of Social Anxiety Disorder. Struggling with this condition means that these intense…
Read MoreDestination Unknown: Fear of Moving Forward
We all want to be happier people, right? Yes and no. Sometimes just as you are beginning to feel better, your outlook changes. Instead of being filled only with hope and excitement, there are strong feelings of fear mixed in there too. Many people are shocked when this happens in counseling. They might reach a…
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