Best of Our Blogs: September 9, 2016

Autumn is here. While some anxiously await the cool respite from the summer heat, you are anxious about the upcoming fall and winter season and all that it brings. If thinking about the holidays is filling you with dread, there is something you can do to prepare. Recently, I was listening to Elizabeth Gilbert’s podcast Magic Lessons. In the episode entitled, “Dancing From the Heart,” Gilbert talks to a dancer named Penelope who continually uses the word “hard” to describe her future performance. The advice Paralympian, and author Amy Purdy gave was to soften into what was hard. That doesn’t mean things aren’t hard, but softening our perception gives us a chance to flow and let go instead of resist and react to life’s challenges. If you catch yourself describing your situation as hard, try softening into it. It might help ease you into whatever you’re currently dealing with. 8 Triangulating Tactics of the Pathological Liar (Caregivers, Family & Friends) – You feel manipulated and lied to. It’s just a few things a pathological liar does to keep you confused. I Don’t Like Conflict: 4 Skills to Cure Your Conflict Avoidance (Childhood Emotional Neglect) – How do you deal with conflict? See which one of these four responses sound like you and what you can do to improve your conflict management skills. How to Identify a Covert Narcissist (The Exhausted Woman) – There are obvious narcissists and hard to identify ones. To unveil the silent narcissist...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Best of Our Blogs C-PTSD Childhood Trauma Conflict Avoidance covert narcissist Emotional Neglect Manipulation Narcissism Narcissistic abuse Narcissistic Personality Disorder Pathological Liar Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Source Type: blogs