One of the most difficult phenomenons I’ve found with couples is the rebound effect. The rebound effect occurs in many couples who have done a lot of work on their relationship. Typically, somewhere along their journey toward a healthy, harmonious relationship, they begin to backslide. Often this back slide is instantaneous. In therapy circles this […]
BLAMING AND DEFLECTING: AN OBSTACLE TO HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS
The last post I wrote about excusing behaviors due to good intentions. In general this is just another way that many of us deflect responsibility. For whatever reason, I have been running into this behavior left and right of late…so here’s a post on the larger issue of deflecting responsibility. Deflecting responsibility may sound something […]
THE ROAD TO MANY HURTFUL CH0ICES IS OFTEN PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS: Relationship turmoil
My son accidentally stepped on his sister’s foot the other day and when she yelped “OUCH!” my son replied, “WHAT?! It’s not like I meant to do it.” I explained that his intention had nothing to do with how much it hurt. I also let him know that he needed to apologize for the pain […]
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