They then need help accessing
those more vulnerable feelings underneath it all and speaking to each other about the deeper emotions at play.
And then we help them to find and share
their more vulnerable feelings, creating a positive and affirming cycle...
In sessions, couples get help to reconnect with
these more vulnerable feelings, and learn how to use them to connect with their partner instead of protecting against them by pushing their partner away.
See if you can practice talking about
your more vulnerable feelings with each other.
It's important to understand that anger is often a red herring which covers up
more vulnerable feelings such as embarrassment, sadness, and hopelessness.
You will also feel
more vulnerable feelings like, «I really miss you.»
In this way they can quickly turn a fight into a two - way conversation, and acknowledge
the more vulnerable feelings that were missing from the first interaction.
The person discloses his or
her more vulnerable feelings such as fear, shame, desire and wonder in addition to less vulnerable feelings such as anger and frustration.
But it isn't easy for us humans to access
these more vulnerable feelings and courageously express them and be open to what happens.
We also learn to create an environment where it becomes safe to expose
the more vulnerable feelings that often are difficult to see beneath tendencies to get angry or to pull away and disengage.
Expressing
the more vulnerable feelings will invite your partner to connect with you.
In psychodynamic therapy approaches, people who resort to violence in order to hide deeper emotions are encouraged to become conscious of
the more vulnerable feelings that may underlie their aggression.
We call these moments of open, tender sharing «softenings,» because we saw partners not only begin to express
their more vulnerable feelings but also be more loving (softer) in their responses to their partners.
Now, each person makes themselves available to learn more about their partner's deeper,
more vulnerable feelings.
I notice that I'm very good at hiding, and am often not even aware of,
my more vulnerable feelings.
Tom was easily prone to anger, but he was not comfortable with
his more vulnerable feelings.
Not exact matches
Feld deploys what he calls tactical steps — no
more coffee or alcohol, no screen time from Friday evening to Sunday morning — when he
feels vulnerable to despondency.
Even if you don't
feel like you want the flu shot for yourself, consider getting it to protect the
more vulnerable people you interact with.
Indeed,
more than a third of the respondents said they
felt «extremely
vulnerable.»
The United States» joint bid with Canada and Mexico once
felt like a lock but it is looking
more vulnerable by the day thanks in no small part to the US president
Thirteen months ago when the United States launched a joint bid to host the World Cup with Mexico and Canada at a news conference on the...
when Facebook market research in Australia engaged in sentiment analysis of
more than 6.4 million Australian youth, including 1.9 million high schoolers as young as 14 years old, to estimate when those children were at their most
vulnerable, experiencing
feelings of being «worthless» or a «failure» as part of research conducted for marketers.
There have been lapses in this program, most notably last year when Facebook market research in Australia engaged in sentiment analysis of
more than 6.4 million Australian youth, including 1.9 million high schoolers as young as 14 years old, to estimate when those children were at their most
vulnerable, experiencing
feelings of being «worthless» or a «failure» as part of research conducted for marketers.
Artificial contraception is promoted (after each birth, when we can
feel vulnerable) and sterilisation may be suggested at some point, making it all the
more important that the Church's teachings are clearly proclaimed.
Junior staff and nurses are also
vulnerable in terms of their careers and may find it
more difficult to voice ethical concerns they
feel.
We can bully ourselves, throw metal folding chairs at those
vulnerable, human parts of us, and we may
feel better,
more in control, for a time.
Luckily, I had enough sense not to take the bait — but I walked away
feeling a little
vulnerable and
more hesitant to speak up.
While I was lying there (we really didn't speak to each other much), I was thinking about some people I've talked with recently who
feel the very real risk of being
more open and
vulnerable.
The problem I address is that promoting such a culture makes single women
feel more vulnerable.
«I
feel more vulnerable,» Busenbark says.
Its certainly good to know they are
feeling vulnerable this time around, and we should be
more confident we can beat them too, especially with the second game being at the Emirates....
«I
felt that we were recently a bit
vulnerable defensively and to give a bit
more reassurance to the team.»
I see chelsea looking
more vulnerable, i see mancity as a team that lacks something (du n no what they lack) i don't see soton making the champions league, i see man u as a weak team, i see arsenal as a team just beginning to grow into the competition, i have this
feeling we could shock England or even europe
Having a defence first minded midfielder with the skillset to back it up has really opened up our game to play with a lot
more attacking freedoms while
feeling a lot less
vulnerable to counter attacks.
I've never
felt more betrayed in my life — especially at a time when I was so very
vulnerable.
With half my heart walking around on her own, I
feel so much
more vulnerable to heartbreak.
Being soft and quite compliant, the baby
feels very limp and soft, and
vulnerable, which all
feels like a bit
more to manipulate than was necessary with the stiff dummy.
As a result, they often take advantage of peers that are
more socially
vulnerable in order to
feel accepted.
Once you let yourself
feel the
more vulnerable emotions under your anger, they'll evaporate — and so will your anger.
Once you
feel those
more vulnerable emotions, they evaporate — and so does the anger.
Even if you
feel excited about having your baby, it's common for some women to
feel more vulnerable and anxious when they're pregnant.
With all the concerns of plastics and infants being the most
vulnerable, I
felt there was a need for
more options for parents who wanted to use glass.
He was refluxy, colicy and didn't sleep for
more than an hour at a time and I
felt vulnerable.
This group of voters
feels more insecure and
vulnerable than ever.
With the looming
feeling of
more terrorist attacks also in the back of everyone's minds at the time many fire fighters feared for their position as first - responders or even their jobs if they appeared
vulnerable.
They
feel the punch much harder, because they're
more vulnerable.
And Blair
feels more vulnerable than ever to a Conservative Party promising to match Labour spending on the NHS and schools, but squeeze elsewhere, which allows it credibly to promise (slightly) lower taxes.
Image courtesy of iStockphoto / fotokon Although cocaine makes people
feel more alert and on top of things in the moment, it can leave users
vulnerable to a much slower brain in the long run.
The East Coast and Gulf Coast would
feel the largest impacts from depleted ecosystems, because they have denser populations and are
more vulnerable to sea - level rise and storm surge.
«In the wake of the Soviet collapse, Third World governments
feel more vulnerable to the economic and financial dictates of Western interests,» he says.
It's OK to
feel sad, unsure and
vulnerable, as long as the end result is a stronger,
more positive you.