Posts Tagged ‘control’

Fantasies of a Perfect Future in Depression and Emotional Abuse

Written by John on July 1st, 2010
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Some Rights Reserved by gandhiji40 at Flickr I’ve added two posts on emotional abusers at Health Central (here and here). In one I compared the behavior of a depressed man who acts abusively with that of a true emotional abuser. It occurred to me after writing the post that fantasies of a perfect future are [...]

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Tags: control, Emotional Abuse, fantasy, identity, partner, relationship
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Talking to Depression – 2

Written by John on July 5th, 2009
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Some Rights Reserved by nonofarahshila at Flickr I’ve written an overview post in this series on Depression Central, and I hope you’ll have a look at that. Thanks. Talking to a depressed partner can be more than frustrating. It can feel hopeless when you’re faced with a slammed door shutting you out completely or a [...]

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Tags: anger, control, depression, emotion, Emotional Abuse, fantasy, feelings, healing, hope, husband, intimacy, marriage, men, pain, partner, relationship, spouse, support, therapy, wife
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Many Selves, One Mindful Direction

Written by John on May 3rd, 2009
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Some Rights Reserved by visulogik at Flickr 1. I walk around with a crowd inside – so many selves wanting to go in different directions. Too many voices are talking all at once, and it’s hard to pick out the one I need to listen to right now. Here’s the intuitive talker, waking up with [...]

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Tags: anxiety, awareness, brain, consciousness, control, creativity, depression, dissociative personality disorder, intuition, love, mindfulness, multiple personalities, order, Paul Bloom, research, self, spirituality, struggle, tension
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Caution: Raging Man in Residence

Written by John on December 16th, 2007
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Photo Credit: winterling – Stockxpert An active and aggressive side of depression, especially painful to recall, is the rage that used to blast through me at my wife and three boys. There are few things to equal the power for healing of the connection and love of your own family, and it’s a sign of [...]

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Tags: children, control, depression, family, love, marriage, men, parent, partner, rage, shame, trust
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