Sentences with phrase «avoid feeling vulnerable»

Parents who were mistreated as children may have an excessive need to exert control over their children in order to avoid feeling vulnerable.

Often they've spent much of their lives learning how to avoid feeling vulnerable at all costs — which works well in situations demanding that they stay calm, turn off emotions, remain task focused, and perform under pressure.

It ain't perfect (spoiler alert: you won't avoid feeling vulnerable), but it's the best available path we have to feel connected to our primary other with as little heartache as possible.

Not exact matches

You learn which behaviors are helpful and harmful to your relationship, how to manage conflict and the keys to a long, fulfilling and satisfying relationship.The workbook we use is awesome and includes several private exercises such as connecting and increasing knowledge, fondness and admiration of each other; conflict management and vulnerable dialogue such as stating feelings / needs, identifying / avoiding the 4 horsemen, and creating shared meaning and rituals.