Shame Can Destroy a Person’s Life Shame is a devastating emotion which can destroy a person’s life if allowed to persist. Feeling ashamed of what they’ve done, thought, felt, or fantasized about can lead a person to give up on themselves—to withdraw and isolate themselves from others, to sabotage their goals and dreams because they feel unworthy, to beat themselves up with constant negative self-talk and accusations. Left untreated, shame will fester in the subconscious mind and rob a person of their self-respect, self-confidence, self-esteem, self-worth, and self-care. Suffering from shame often causes depression, self-loathing, and sometimes even a desire to escape the only way they know how—to commit suicide..
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2024
Emotional Regulation Some adult clients coming for help to heal their wounded Inner Child want to become less harsh, less negative and less defensive in their immediate reactions to feeling mistreated. If you identify with that goal, this module is for you. An employee can easily gain a bad reputation as a “hothead” or a “b____”. Word of their behavior spreads easily and can alienate people who then don’t want to work with that person. Getting a reputation for being difficult can happen overnight. Living down that reputation could take months, if not years. Blowing up at a colleague or responding sarcastically is never a good tactic for communicating.
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Apr
2024
Do Limiting Beliefs Undermine Your Progress? Too many well-motivated, talented and dedicated individuals let doubts and limiting beliefs about themselves and the world stop them from accomplishing their goals. When they run up against a limiting belief, especially if others they respect affirm the limitations, they stop in their tracks and rationalize why they should abandon their goal in favor of another. What is a Limiting Belief? A limiting belief is an opinion or assumption you make about yourself or the world that keeps you from taking constructive action in support of your goals and dreams. Examples of some common limiting beliefs that might be derail you: “Things never work.
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2024
What is Road Rage? Road rage is hostile, aggressive, or angry behavior that motorists direct towards others out of frustration or impatience. These behaviors include rude and verbal insults, obscene gestures, yelling, physical threats or dangerous driving methods targeted at other drivers, pedestrians or cyclists in an effort to intimidate them or express their exasperation. No matter what the reason, there is never a justification for allowing yourself to take out your negative emotions on others with whom you share the road. Whether you are late for work, driving your wife to the hospital to give birth, trying to catch the last flight out to Singapore, or just in.
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