Tag Archives: depression

How Grief Can Kill You

Life Guides | February 29, 2012

The intense emotional pain of losing a spouse can take a terrible toll psychologically, especially in the case of couples that have been in long-term marriages. But can grief actually trigger a heart attack? Science has recently confirmed what our … Continue reading →

Can Nagging Ruin Your Marriage?

Marriage | February 7, 2012

New research indicates that nagging, when one person repeatedly makes a request and the other repeatedly ignores it, is more toxic to the health of a couple’s marriage than infidelity or financial problems. In fact, it is this type of … Continue reading →

Can Anxiety Be Good for You?

Therapy | January 31, 2012

Rising to the Challenge For most of us, anxiety can hardly be imagined to be a positive thing- we often are overloaded with work, family, financial, social and relationship obligations  to the point that we never feel relaxed. Many of us … Continue reading →

What is Financial Infidelity?

Marriage | January 29, 2012

Financial infidelity occurs when one person in the marriage habitually lies to their partner about their spending habits, and it is done in such a way that it is threatening the health of the marital relationship. Sometimes the person has … Continue reading →

Defense Mechanism of The Week: Sublimination

Defense Mechanisms | January 23, 2012

The “Good” Defense Sublimination is often seen as the “good” defense in psychological and popular thinking. By definition, sublimination represents a creative, healthy, and socially acceptable way of expressing internal conflicts. Originally, Freud stated that sublimination was the expression of … Continue reading →