Surrounding yourself with a wall will keep people away, leave you alone and make you difficult to be in relationship with. Leave the walling off to houses, not people. Examples of emotional walls that people keep around themselves include: • A wall of words: A wall of words is going on and on in your […]
Healthy Relationships Require that We Clean Up Our Side: Work Your Edges
In my last post I talked about “edges” — those dysfunctional, provocative moves we make when we are not at our best. As I stated in that post, these edges take their toll in our relationships and in our lives. Left unchecked, our edges can wreak some serious havoc. So this week, let’s talk about […]
Top Signs You’re Living with a Tyrant or Bully
Behaviors you do: 1. You often walk on eggshells around this person. When you live with a tyrant, you’re often taking their emotional temperature—looking for signs of upset or like they’re going to snap. While monitoring them, you’re also monitoring your behavior making sure you don’t do anything to ‘set them off”. 2. You frequently […]
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