PTSD and Male Gender Role Stress
PTSD from gender role stress. We're expected to maintain a certain type of temperament and to withhold expressing emotion. Men can suffer silently from this, always questioning if they are…
Respect: Part 1 (Respecting Others)
What Exасtlу is Respect? It’ѕ thе ѕеnѕе of wоrth оr personal vаluе thаt уоu аttасh to ѕоmеоnе or something or some idea. And it is a sense of internal reflection…
What to Do When Your Family Changes
A friend of mine recently went home for the holidays to discover some members telling him that “there is no more Aunt Carrie.” He grew up with Aunt Carrie from birth. Aunt Carrie was at every family holiday, his graduation, his wedding, everything. (more…)
Attachment Styles: The Key to Forming Healthy Relationships
In our previous blog “Attachment Styles and How We Relate to Others” we talked about four main ways in which we tend to form our relationships and try to satisfy our emotional needs
- secure
- preoccupied
- fearful-avoidant
- dismissing-avoidant
Attachment Styles and How We Relate to Others
You might already have noticed that many (if not all) of your significant romantic relationships tend to have something in common. (more…)
How (Not) to Cope with a Breakup
Regardless of how many times a breakup might happen to a person, whether it is the first time or the 100th, whether you are the one who ended it or you were abandoned, for whatever reason, after whatever amount of time spent in that relationship, there is one universal fact, and that is – it is a change, one that more often than not comes very difficult to both and brings many hardships. (more…)
EMDR May Be The Secret to Handling Erectile Dysfunction
Let’s talk about erectile dysfunction.
According to recent studies, one in four men under 40 years old experiences erectile dysfunction. The causes range from physical to psychological, but this is the first time that such a high number of younger men are dealing with ED. (more…)
The Change of a Lifetime – Men’s Reaction to Pregnancy
“My life is over now…!” A father-to-be said this. His wife was accepting of that fact that he might feel scared and ambivalent, even though they planned the pregnancy, and despite the fact she was actually hurt by these words. (more…)
A Look at Men and Friendship
They say if by the end of your life, if you can count your good friends on one hand, you are truly a lucky man. How many can you count? Have you noticed that as you grow older and age, your friends have started disappearing as regulars in your life? (more…)
Codependent Relationships – Losing Oneself
Every dysfunctional romantic relationship is dysfunctional in its own way, to paraphrase famous thought. And most of these unfortunate relationship dynamics could be prevented or mended, if approached with a conscious effort and willingness to work on them. (more…)
