Why is it so hard? Relationships with difficult people, or even a narcisst leaves you so much more involved than a relationship with a more normal person. When those relationships break off it is more than the relationship that you break, you also let the dream die that the relationship had any possibility for a normal, healthy relationship. It is the realization of this that eats at our core. Not only do you have the pain and angst of a relationship dying, you have the awful realization … [Read more...]
Creativity tied to sexual ‘success’
December 12, 2005 By Leave a Comment
By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Artists may indeed have a more active love life than most of us -- and part of the reason may be their tendency toward a certain schizophrenia-linked personality trait, a study suggests. In a survey of 425 British adults, researchers found that serious poets and visual artists generally had more sexual partners than those who were either not artistic or only dabbled in the arts. Further analysis showed that one personality dimension -- a tendency … [Read more...]
Excellent Website
December 11, 2005 By Leave a Comment
The following is a great website for and about relationships. http://www.coping.org/relations/content.htm … [Read more...]
When you love an addict
December 8, 2005 By 2 Comments
When you love an addict By Stephanie Manley One of the hardest things you can ever do is to love an addict. Addiction is a vicious and an all influencer that very few relationships can survive. The addiction whether it is drugs, food, alcohol, or even the internet really doesn’t matter because that desire that your loved one will have will over shadow all. Loving an addict leaves you feeling empty and very alone. Realize that the addition will over shadow all aspects in your … [Read more...]
The Pathology of Love
November 29, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Here is a great article I found. Every wonder why you feel a little crazy when you are in love? Stephanie The Pathology of Love By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited" Recent studies buttress the unpalatable truth that falling in love is, in some ways, indistinguishable from a severe pathology. Behavior changes are reminiscent of psychosis and, biochemically speaking, passionate love closely imitates substance abuse. Appearing in the BBC series Body Hits … [Read more...]