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Repression: What It Is & How To Cope With Repressed Emotions

Defense mechanisms are unconscious tools that people use to escape intensely unpleasant emotions, like anger, jealousy, guilt, and grief. Repression is one of these strategies. Although it is a normal part of human functioning and can produce desirable effects in...

Becoming More Open In A Relationship

If you’re just starting a new relationship, it’s normal to not be completely open immediately. However, as time passes, not being able to let your partner see your emotions and not allowing them to come close to you can trigger...

Feeling Numb: Is It Possible To Be Truly Emotionless?

Experiencing intense feelings is an integral part of being human. Our deepest feelings, whether it’s sadness, anger, or joy, power our most interesting and vivid behavior. But what if you feel empty? Is being numb the same as being emotionless?...

Emotional Distance: What It Is & What Causes It?

In healthy partnerships, you start out close—without any emotional distance. Over time, events or stresses can drive one or both partners to feel shut off. This growing emotional distance often shows up as avoiding heartfelt conversations or pulling away physically...

Emotional Blockage: Causes, Symptoms & How to Release It

Ever feel like you’re stuck in quicksand, unable to take a single step toward your goals? It’s that sinking sensation where anxiety creeps in, or worse, you feel completely frozen—like no matter how hard you try, you just can’t move...

How to Stop Idealizing Someone: Break the Habit for Good

Ever catch yourself lost in thoughts of an ex, even when your current relationship feels just fine? It’s an odd sensation—those idealized memories of someone who once meant so much, lingering in your mind despite the months or years that...

Idealization In Relationships: Beyond the Fantasy

Have you ever caught yourself marveling at your partner—almost pinching yourself because being with them feels too good to be true? It’s a beautiful feeling, isn’t it—that early spark of love where every glance and word feels like magic. I...

Commitment Issues In Relationships: How To Overcome Them

Many individuals fear commitment and will struggle with situations that require them to establish a long-term connection or obligation to another person. People with commitment issues or commitment phobia experience great levels of anxiety in relationships. The commitment challenges they...

Dishonesty: How To Spot It & Deal With It

It can be incredibly emotionally draining to deal with a dishonest partner. Yes, problems with self esteem can affect a relationship. A very codependent partner can also negatively influence the entire relationship. Jealousy can also quickly destroy relationships. However, nothing...

Parasocial Relationships: What They Are & How They Work

As if interpersonal relationships weren't complex enough, more and more people nowadays find themselves in parasocial relationships with people they don’t personally know. Since we’re exposed to idealized images carefully manufactured to expand a celebrity’s following and win the hearts...

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