Relationships, Part 25, Twenty to One

If you thought the key test that I told you about in the last post in this series was too simple, you’ll like this better. Get two counters. You know, the kind you put in your pocket and click. Set them to zero and put one in each pocket. Now see how you interact withContinue reading “Relationships, Part 25, Twenty to One”

The Shrink’s Links: AA

Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship articles on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: Alcoholics Annonymous I wouldn’t be much of a substance abuse counselor if I didn’t leave a link for the great grand daddy of all self help groups, now would I? Click here to go to theContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: AA”

Relationships, Part 24: The Key Test

Sometimes it’s hard to know how you feel about your partner. Feelings are complicated, especially in how they pertain to intimate relationships. Summarizing how you feel is sometimes like taking a bucket out of the Atlantic Ocean and saying, here, this is what the ocean is like. A bucket of water is not what theContinue reading “Relationships, Part 24: The Key Test”

The Shrink’s Links: Poetry Genius

Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship articles on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: Poetry Genius A great site if you love poetry, don’t understand it, or can’t resist telling everyone what your interpretation is. See the annotations that people leave. In this link is the poem by Philip Larkin Continue reading “The Shrink’s Links: Poetry Genius”

Relationships, Part 23: Feeling While Touching

Here’s another exercise that can improve your relationship. It’ll clear out all those labels and stories you’ve attached to your partner and help you see him or her as they are. It’s called Feeling While Touching. 1.      Get within arm’s reach of your partner. 2.      One person should go at a time. One person initiatingContinue reading “Relationships, Part 23: Feeling While Touching”

Relationships, Part 22: The Thing in Itself

I have an object in my office, nailed to the wall, it looks like this:   “What is this object?” I ask. Most people would say it’s a fly. “OK, why do I have a fly nailed to my wall?” “It must be a joke,” most say. “Fly on the Wall, get it?” “Is itContinue reading “Relationships, Part 22: The Thing in Itself”

The Shrink’s Links: Sunbathing in the Rain

Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship articles on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: Sunbathing in the Rain: A Cheerful Book About Depression The Welsh poet, Gwyneth Lewis, wrote this memoir about recovering from depression Click here to go to the link Related articles The Shrink’s Links: How to beContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: Sunbathing in the Rain”

The Shrink’s Links: The Mental Illness Happy Hour

Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship articles on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: The Mental Illness Happy Hour Related articles The Shrink’s Links: How to be an Introvert The Shrink’s Links: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse The Shrink’s Links: Joy Whack-a-Mole Hyperbole and a Half: how one ofContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: The Mental Illness Happy Hour”

The Shrink’s Links: All Joy and No Fun

Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship articles on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: All Joy and No Fun There must be thousands of parenting books. Now there’s a book that examines the effect that children have on their parents. Did you know that the average American parent spends moreContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: All Joy and No Fun”

The Shrink’s Links: Video Explaining Projection

Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship articles on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: If you read my last posts in the relationship series, attempting to explain projection and projective identification, and are still confused, then maybe this will help. Click here to go to the link