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- Anger Management Techniques: The Key to a Happy Relationship - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2011 from Joe JamesMastering anger management techniques is second nature to some people. Many of the rest of us, however, discover that we didn’t learn these skills growing up and it’s taking a toll on our relationships. Fortunately, it’s never too late to learn how to better manage our feelings and not let ...
Views: 779 - Anger Management Techniques: What Makes Them Important and How to Use Them - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2011 from Joe JamesBy exploring some anger management techniques you may be able to learn to master your temper. A therapist or counsellor could help you to recognize your trigger points so that you start to learn to take control. Bereavement can sometimes result in angry feelings. You may want to blame someone ...
Views: 895 - Anger Management Techniques: What You Didn't Learn Growing Up - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2010 from Joe JamesMost people who struggle with uncontrollable outbursts of anger do so because they never learned anger management techniques. Learning these skills could be the best thing you ever do for successful relationships both at work and at home. Even in the midst of an extreme emotion such as ...
Views: 1154 - Anger Management: An Overview - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Joe JamesIf we were to define anger management, we would say that it is the usage of therapeutic techniques in order to help a person control their anger or aggression. In fact, in many countries, a person who has problems with controlling their temper will usually be court ordered to take anger ...
Views: 951 - Anger Management: Common Themes - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2011 from Joe JamesThere are lots of resources online to assist with anger management. But how can you tell if some of the things you find online are actually helpful in controlling anger? While the range of good advice can vary quite a bit you’ll find that the vast majority of good anger management articles ...
Views: 2366 - Anger Management: Dealing With Frustration - by Submitted on May 15, 2011 from Joe JamesHow can anger management help you to deal with frustration? While anger is a common enough emotion that usually arises as a result of a frustrating situation, it can become a problem when an individual is no longer able to control themselves, resulting in outbursts and worse. Such individuals ...
Views: 2254 - Anger Management: How it Can Save Your Life - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2010 from Joe JamesPeople often joke about needing to learn anger management before they have a heart attack. Research shows that this is no joke - untreated anger management problems can lead to a variety of physiological problems, including heart disease. A study dating from 2003 by Suarez, et al looked at ...
Views: 1151 - Anger Management: Treat Depression to Treat Anger? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Joe JamesHows this for a head turner - the best anger management technique for some people may be to treat them for depression. Depression, goes the old saying, is anger turned inward. In my experience, its just the opposite - anger is depression turned outward. Where am I coming from? Well, ...
Views: 1708 - Anger Managment: 5 Pratical Skills for Managers - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Joe JamesAnger management in the workplace is one of the top concerns of corporate America for some rather unpleasant reasons. Terrible acts of violence in the workplace now make headlines on a regular basis, bringing a new dimension to the phrase "dangerous occupations". But preventing these rare but ...
Views: 940 - Cheating Spouses: Why They Cheat and What The Consequences Can Be - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2011 from Joe JamesOver fifty percent of marriages end in divorce and a large number of these splits are due to cheating spouses. It used to be the dreaded seven-year itch where a spouse would become bored and start looking for excitement outside the marriage, but now recent evidence shows this boredom is ...
Views: 2180 - Coping With Infidelity: Is Your Partner a Sociopath? - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2011 from Joe JamesIt is important to remember that coping with infidelity is not the least bit easy but people all over have to do it. There are some important tips to always keep in mind when dealing with such a situation and they just might help. When people deal with such things they often feel as though they ...
Views: 4791 - Coping With Infidelity: Should I Stay or Should I Go? - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2012 from Joe JamesThere are several things people will do when they are coping with infidelity. Some are positive things while others are negative things. The positive methods that some people take come in the form of therapy or counseling. Negative methods might be drinking or a new addiction to drugs, gambling ...
Views: 1487 - Coping With Infidelity: Some Basic Steps to Take - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2012 from Joe JamesCoping with infidelity can be a daunting task, but it can be done if you avoid the common mistakes. There are ways that couples can repair the damage caused by the affair. These methods can strengthen the bond between you and your spouse, improving your marriage in ways that might not have ...
Views: 1328 - Coping With Infidelity: Some Basic Steps to Take - by Submitted on May 25, 2012 from Joe JamesCoping with infidelity can be a daunting task, but it can be done if you avoid the common mistakes. There are ways that couples can repair the damage caused by the affair. These methods can strengthen the bond between you and your spouse, improving your marriage in ways that might not have ...
Views: 1289 - Coping With Infidelity: Some Ideas On What To Do - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2012 from Joe JamesCoping with infidelity may be difficult, but it can be accomplished if you refrain from making common errors. Couples may fix the destruction caused by the extramarital relationship by following certain methods. This process may reinforce the bond between you and your partner, enhancing your ...
Views: 1525 - Coping With Infidelity: The Basics - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2011 from Joe JamesCoping with infidelity can be a very disturbing and devastating experience. Infidelity among couples leads to mistrust and feelings of rejection, anger, doubt, betrayal and sadness. That is why coping with infidelity is one of the most stressful events in ones life. In order to understand how ...
Views: 1053 - Coping with Infidelity: The Basics - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2012 from Joe JamesYou have two choices when confronted with and, in turn, coping with infidelity. You can accept it and try to move on with the relationship or you can end the relationship. These two choices may seem almost insurmountable when the situation is new and fresh in your mind. There are a lot of heavy ...
Views: 962 - Coping With Infidelity: The Serial Cheater - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Joe JamesSeeing various people from all walks of life begin the process of coping with infidelity is very common nowadays. Anytime that a person is facing this particular situation there is certain advice that might be of use to them. It is not uncommon for these people to feel alone with the struggle ...
Views: 3749 - Couple Counseling to Better Your Relationship - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2012 from Joe JamesIt happens a lot in relationships. You reach a point where you don't know how to solve problems to everyone's satisfaction and your discussions seem to make things worse. Situations like this can be helped immensely by going for couples counseling. There are many different types of counselors ...
Views: 989 - Couples Counseling: 7 Ways it Can Improve Your Relationship - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2010 from Joe JamesOne of the questions I am most frequently asked is what couples counseling can do to restore a relationship. I can think of a thousand ways marriage counseling can be of use, but then I'm a bit biased and that would make for a mighty long article. So instead here are the top 7 ways couples ...
Views: 1214 - Court Ordered Anger Management: It Really is a Big Deal - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Joe JamesIt's easy to think of court ordered anger management as something to not be too concerned about. But it is. If you've been ordered by a judge to take anger management classes, then you must take this very, very serious. If any part of the court ordered anger management obligation seems silly, ...
Views: 6219 - Family Therapist: Finding the Right One - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2012 from Joe JamesSome people may dread the idea of going to counseling, generally due to a variety of different reasons. Even so, there are those who know what a little outside help can provide, particularly when a household can't see eye-to-eye on certain thing or in general. Fortunately, many find that using a ...
Views: 1131 - How a Couples Therapist Helps - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2012 from Joe JamesA couples therapist helps people who have decided to live together indefinitely, although they may not be formally married. The fact that there is no legal contract between them can shift the emphasis in psychological issues. With legal restraints removed moral and personal issues take on a ...
Views: 1077 - Infidelity Advice for Those Considering Cheating - by Submitted on May 15, 2012 from Joe JamesMy best piece of infidelity advice is to not do it. Infidelity is something that can happen to anyone. The life gets hard, the years are passing by and people sometimes need to see if they are still desirable and wanted. There are many reasons for it, or so called reasons, in most cases, but in ...
Views: 1030 - Infidelity Advice: Should Your Stay or Should You Go? - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Joe JamesPeople are seeking infidelity advice and looking for help in regards to their current situation. The majority of relationships survive infidelity, but many of these are on life support. This article will address a few hints and tips that might help you move forward, or decide to get out of the ...
Views: 1039 - Infidelity: Concrete Actions to Take - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2012 from Joe JamesA relationship or even a marriage can survive an infidelity from a cheating partner. However people need to realize that healing from unfaithfulness in a relationship is tough and excruciating work from both the cheating partner and the cheated person. Both parties must be fully committed to ...
Views: 1764 - Infidelity: Coping with The Relationship Crisis - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2012 from Joe JamesInfidelity can lead to the end of marriages, but dealing with such problems could prevent the marriage from crumbling apart. When the chemistry of love between two individuals comes to a standstill, there must have been progressive conditions that neither partner was willing to admit. Dealing ...
Views: 1080 - Infidelity: How Partners Can Recover Together - by Submitted on May 02, 2012 from Joe JamesFinding out about an infidelity and deception by a love partner can be quite disheartening and a very painful experience. However, when one discovers about their partners unfaithfulness, they have two options, one is to leave the relationship and never look back or to seek help so as to be able ...
Views: 1143 - Infidelity: The Importance of Boundaries - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from Joe JamesMany people who are in a relationship fear the potential for a partner's infidelity. All of us have seen cheating and the emotional wreckage caused by it portrayed in films, novels, music, and magazines. Many among us have also been subject to the infidelity of a significant other or spouse, or ...
Views: 1649 - Infidelity: What Does it Mean to You? - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2012 from Joe JamesA huge fear of many people in a relationship is the prospect of a partner's infidelity. We have all seen depictions of cheating, and the emotional upheaval it causes for the other partner, in movies, books, and magazines. Many of us have also weathered a spouse or significant other's infidelity, ...
Views: 1314 - Infidelity:Possible Root Causes - by Submitted on May 02, 2012 from Joe JamesInfidelity often comes as a result simple problems that are often unattended to. Poor communication skills or repeated ignorance makes a spouse mad and easily tempted to cheat. This may eventually lead to a severe breakup or separation. The couple should equally work together to nurture their ...
Views: 1900 - Marriage Counseling: A General Guide - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2012 from Joe JamesMany couples in today's world choose to have marriage counseling. This is very popular with both, couples who have been married a long time, and newlyweds as well. Not everybody realizes that they have to work at their relationship to make it work and struggle with certain aspects. This is why ...
Views: 1352 - Maryland Anger Management: Triggers - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Joe JamesUnderstanding your triggers is an important part of the Maryland anger management class.The question is why do I have a different set of triggers than you? It all goes back to your neurology, i.e. how your brain functions. The part of your brain that controls emotions is basically a memory ...
Views: 904 - Online Anger Managment Class - How to Avoid Getting Cheated When Ordering Online - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Joe JamesQuite naturally, one of the biggest concerns about taking an online anger management class is whether or not its legitimate. Far too many of us have spent money on something online that we thought was a high quality product only to find out that it wasn't what it was advertised to be. Online ...
Views: 1237 - Surviving an Affair: Some Thoughts - by Submitted on May 22, 2012 from Joe JamesThe shock and pain that accompanies surviving an affair is something that over half of all marriages experience. The betrayed party suffers exceptional feelings of worthlessness and rage, often choosing to abandon the marriage altogether. There are, however, many parties who decide to remain ...
Views: 1324 - Surviving Infidelity and Saving Your Relationship - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2012 from Joe JamesInfidelity is by far, according to statistics, the leading cause of divorce throughout the world. For those people in marriages, you will agree that it is very difficult, almost impossible to survive betrayal. Surviving infidelity is now possible. It is for this very reason that most marriages ...
Views: 1164 - Surviving Infidelity Means Taking Care of You First! - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2012 from Joe JamesThe first steps toward surviving infidelity are to not let the affair destroy or define you. When a person has been cheated on they can let their emotions get the better of them and make a bad situation worse. To avoid this, it would be smart of them to take comfort in others and not waste their ...
Views: 1187 - Surviving Infidelity: Basic Tips - by Submitted on May 10, 2012 from Joe JamesFor couples who have experienced spousal cheating firsthand, surviving infidelity can be one of the biggest challenges they'll ever face. The act of physically cheating on one's spouse is such a violation of every aspect of the marital bonds that many couples simply choose divorce rather than ...
Views: 1305 - Surviving Infidelity: Common Causes and a Potential Cure - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2012 from Joe JamesWhen looking at current data it is evident that surviving infidelity within a relationship or marriage is diminished. The causes for this are because of feelings that run high in such occasions, for instance thoughts of frustration, regret, disloyalty, distress, remorse and sadness are very ...
Views: 858 - Surviving Infidelity: Dealing with Feelings of Shame and Failure - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Joe JamesFor many people who are surviving infidelity, one of the most common thought that flashes in their head is that somehow, one way or another, there must be something wrong with them, they must not be good enough in some way because if they were the infidelity never would have happened. These ...
Views: 2936 - Surviving Infidelity: Does Couples Counseling Work? - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2011 from Joe JamesIt is not uncommon for married couples to go for counseling for help with surviving infidelity. Whenever a spouse is unfaithful it can cause some very serious outcomes. If children are involved, the decisions that are made can have devastating consequences. If you are the injured spouse, you ...
Views: 1090 - Surviving Infidelity: Don't Jump to Conclusions - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2011 from Joe JamesNo one said that surviving infidelity is easy. It can be both challenging as a couple and as you try to individually sort through your emotions and feelings, as well. When there are kids involved, you might want to consider taking steps to rebuild your marriage and work on saving it for the sake ...
Views: 1066 - Surviving Infidelity: Getting Back Your Self Worth - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2011 from Joe JamesThe key to surviving infidelity is to deal effectively with the pain and win back your sense of self worth. This is not easy in the face of betrayal by someone you have loved. However, if you do not focus on these tasks, the anger and hurt feelings may overshadow the rest of your life. There ...
Views: 1378 - Surviving Infidelity: How to Manage Your Feelings - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2012 from Joe JamesIt's important that a person use different methods to help make surviving infidelity a little bit easier. Dealing with infidelity in a relationship can be one of the hardest things a person has to do. The emotions that one experiences can take their toll on the person's mental and emotional ...
Views: 544 - Surviving Infidelity: Moving Forward - by Submitted on May 10, 2012 from Joe JamesSurviving infidelity, which is one of the most painful betrayals imaginable, may seem like too much to ask when the affair is initially exposed. The trust that a person places in a spouse or partner, particularly after years of being together, is shattered beyond repair. Wronged spouses must ...
Views: 1284 - Surviving Infidelity: Self Care so You Can Make the Right Choices - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2011 from Joe JamesSurviving infidelity is the first challenge one faces after having been betrayed by your partner. It is crucial to do whatever you have to do to heal and regain your sense of self confidence. If you don't, your life may be overtaken by the hurt and rage you are experiencing. Of course, ...
Views: 998 - Surviving Infidelity: Some Thoughts - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2011 from Joe JamesThose men and women who find themselves in the position of being cheated on will have to learn about surviving infidelity. Though the process can be a long one, most people should come through to the other side happier and healthier. When the relationship is analyzed in detail, people should ...
Views: 1123 - Surviving Infidelity: Steps in the Right Direction - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2012 from Joe JamesTaking positive steps can be the key to surviving infidelity. After discovering their spouse has been cheating, many people will lose control of their emotions and increase the pain of the situation. A better solution would be to turn to those closest to them and not give up on life. There is no ...
Views: 1113 - Surviving Infidelity: The Pain of Obsessive Thinking - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Joe JamesWhen something traumatic such as infidelity happens our brains, being the problem solving machines that they are, look for explanations or ways to make sense out of what has happened. In its quest to find an answer your brain will keep looking and looking for more information to try to make ...
Views: 5614 - Three Secret Ingredients of Successful Couples Therapy - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2010 from Joe JamesOne of the questions I am most frequently asked is what makes for successful marriage counseling. Naturally the training and background of the therapist is very important in making for a successful marriage counseling experience. However, I am going to focus on that in a separate article which ...
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