Blamers are people who are unwilling or unable to show empathy in situations which they find emotionally uncomfortable. They choose instead to pass their discomfort on by laying the responsibility (the blame) for the situation with others. They decide that...
Does Negative Self Talk make you angry with yourself? Worrying excessively about a future event? Are you creating negative scenarios about the outcome of this event? Do you sometimes become angry with yourself for not being able to deal with these issues without...
Are there situations which make your inner child angry frightened with an emotion which you don’t understand? As a child you need to see good emotional self care strategies modeled by carers..So if your care givers were distracted by their own unmet needs...
A sign of emotional intelligence is that we don’t seek perfection in either ourselves or other people. I love this! So many of us have taken on board societal messages which tell us that we must strive for perfection in our lives – our looks, our...
Why does saying ‘no’ feel so difficult sometimes? Using the word ‘no’ can make us feel as if we are being selfish. We question ourselves as to how we can put our own needs first when there is someone in front of us who tells us that they need our help. What happens...
Why should anyone be curious about another person? I think that being curious about other people leads to empathy. Our empathy increases when we ask people questions about their lives. After all, when we are in this situation, we know when our answers have...
