Victim and Abuser...Alike? from drirene.com The idea for this page was spawned by a highly relevant phrase a reader used in a recent email: "Without a...
A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP IS: To feel safe and secure -- mind, body and soul. To feel respected -- mind, body and soul. To have a relationship with friends of...
Why use guilt if it doesn't work? One day I was feeling particularly miserable and guilty about not working hard enough. I was so sick of feeling guilty I...
Faith in Your Self... _Click to play sound: Totally Awesome_ (http://cdn-cf.aol.com/se/snd/emo/fs/totallyawesome.mp3) Never think that any part of you is...
The Art of Baseball: Having Faith in Yourself By Kathy Simcox It all started with the click of a mouse button and a credit card number. The next thing I knew...
LOVE ADDICTION... WHAT IS IT? WHO GETS IT? And WHY? Brenda Schaeffer Real love is not addiction nor is addiction love. Yet, because of the human condition,...
LOVE AND HELP YOURSELF! Loving ourselves - being as compassionate, gentle, and loving with ourselves as we would with a best friend - can be pretty hard to...
Tools for Anger Work-Out by James J. Messina, Ph.D. Free series from _http://www.coping.org/anger/content.htm_ (http://www.coping.org/anger/content.htm) Table...
Why Am I Attracted to Jerks? John Van Epp, AOL Love & Sex Coach, gives you tips to help get rid of 'jerk radar' and avoid falling into bad dating habits. ...
Domestic violence can rise over holidays... UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER December 31, 2004 While the number of people killed in domestic violence has long been...
Holiday Depression & Domestic Violence Every year it seems to get worse. When I first became a cop, I was a bit surprised to see what the holidays do to some...
Holiday Depression And Stress The holiday season for most people is a fun time of the year filled with parties, celebrations and social gatherings with family...
Depression Medical Author: _Peter J. Panzarino, Jr., MD, F.A.P.A._ (http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=18518) Medical Editor: _Leslie...
Hi: Properly setting boundaries can take education and practice. Nonetheless, even setting boundaries properly doesn't guarantee you will LIKE the violator's...
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Too Nice for Your Own Good? Your mama raised you to be "nice," but sometimes being too nice means you sacrifice getting the treatment you deserve. To stay...
Codependency Symptoms Excerpted from: Coping with Codependency by Kay Marie Porterfield The opposite side of giving control over our lives to other people...
Myths About Codependency Excerpted from: Coping with Codependency by Kay Marie Porterfield "I must have been born this way." Codependents are made not born....
Violent Voices: 12 Steps to Freedom from Emotional and Verbal Abuse First published in 1989, Violent Voices has inspired and helped over 10,000 women break...
I don't know exactly what kind of help you are looking for but this website covers a variety of recovery topics. http://www.joy2meu.com/index.html The message...
Dear Santa: I've been a good mom all year. I've fed, cleaned, and cuddled my two children on demand, visited the doctor's office more than my doctor, sold...
GASLIGHTING AND REALITY Imagine that you got up one morning and everything was different. Suppose that your life partner asked you why you were wearing a blue...