Are you an alcoholic? What are the signs of alcoholism? Most people who drink, even to excess, do not consider themselves an alcoholic because they have a mental picture of the alcoholic being the homeless man who lives on the street, shuffling along looking in bins and carrying his half empty flask in his brown paper bag. Or they think the alcoholic is the man who goes to a soup kitchen once a day for a hot meal. And that, they say, is not me! So consider the following scenarios:The man who goes all week without having any alcohol, yet drinks to excess on a Friday and Saturday night and comes home late, slurring, and has a hang over the next day – is he an … [Read more...]

What does it mean to be addicted to sex? You may be someone who needs frequent and regular sex. This need not be anything to be concerned about, especially if you are at the beginning of a relationship when limerence is high. Or perhaps you are still passionate with your partner and enjoy a wonderful sex life along with other fulfilling parts of your relationship. But are you someone who never seems to be able to get enough sex and are consumed (and you know it’s not normal) by thoughts of when you are going to have your next sexual encounter? Such a person is known as a sexually dependent person or more commonly, a sex addict.This is not a problem of the … [Read more...]

How to manage your partner’s personality Are you being hurt by the way your man behaves?Do you find you try to gauge his mood before you approach him?Would it be helpful if you could identify specifically what is wrong with him, and why you feel on edge when he is around, always careful about what you say? Perhaps he is someone who plays the Blame Game, and is frequently defensive.He may be someone who has unpredictable outbursts or even rages, leaving you puzzled about the rules of your relationship that keep changing.On the other hand, he may withdraw communication.He may give you the cold shoulder when he is mad about something you have done (and you are … [Read more...]

Do you have a nagging concern about your man being a Narcissist? According to the Ancient Greek legend, Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a pond.He rejected the advances of the nymph Echo and was punished by Nemesis, consigned to pine away as he fell in love with his own reflection, forever hoping that one day that beautiful person in the bottom of the pool was going to come out and love him. The narcissist requires excessive adulation, admiration, attention, and affirmation, or failing that wishes to be feared. Such feedback is known as narcissistic supply and the narcissist uses others’ reaction to him or her to regulate his or her sense of … [Read more...]

My Ex is a Narcissist so why can’t I get over him and move on? People experience love in different WAYS. Some people think they’re in love when they feel compassion for another person. Another might think its love when they find a person who meets their image of what will be perfect for their life. Others think that love is all about sexual passion.In order to understand a narcissist it’s important to know that love can have different meanings to different people.Narcissists come on as smooth and confident, they are charming and attentive and can be fun to date for a while. They thrive in the initial stages of a relationship because the new lover is adoring and … [Read more...]