You’re afraid to say what you really believe

You’re afraid to say what you really believe

Terror’s that stop you- You are scared that people will reject you if they know how you really feel and who you really. You are so scared of rejection and ending up alone that you would rather swallow your feelings and put up with some abuse than take the chance of making anyone mad at you You are afraid of angry feelings or conflicts with people. You may believe that people should not fight or more to the point you should not fight. You are a...

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You do things you don’t want to do and you resent it.

You do things you don’t want to do and you resent it.

There are two situations where this happens. Sometimes you have certain responsibilities for instance a job where you don’t have a choice. And other times it is when you feel pressured to say yes when you really mean no. with family or friends If it happens often enough you can build up resentments and feel as if you are taken advantage of and unappreciated It feels like there is no choice but there is. It feels as if you are powerless which...

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Stuck in bars

Stuck in bars

Many people feel bored, restless and think about life as being drab or depressing. When I say drab I mean that there is no point to anything, no purpose, color or feeling. Just one work day after another. This is why so many people rush to the bars for a little liquid courage If you think that life is empty you will feel bitter because it lacks meaning for you. You need an escape some way to release even if means oblivion. You have lost touch....

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Short term Psychotherapy 12 Weeks

Short term Psychotherapy 12 Weeks

 I have four openings left before my private practice is filled and I want to work with a very specific type of client. The coaching would last for 12 weeks just through the summer. You are someone who has specific goals that you want to accomplish by the end of that 12 week period.  During these 12 weeks you will create a vision, find the steps to get there and the things that stop you then we will remove those obstacles. I will be...

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Is it soup yet? How to deal with your anger

Is it soup yet?  How to deal with your anger

Anger is not what you think it is Don’t repress it, get rid of it or throw yourself in it just notice the energy not the reason you feel angry but the actual energy and what it creates in your body. I am talking about the adrenaline rush that makes you see red! Become aware that the energy is lessening your intelligence and scope of view. Then remember that you can think even when you are upset. You have shut yourself down with the strength of...

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Don’t judge yourself by what other people did to you part two

Don’t judge yourself by what other people did to you part two

  One thing that I find frustrating is when people come into psychotherapy to ask what is it about them that makes people react the way that they do. People believe that when other people react they caused it. You walk into the office and your boss yells at you. You believe that the only thing that other person your boss is responding to is you. After all you are receiving the fall out. They are yelling at you about the project you worked...

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