Emotions and Feelings

Why Are You Treated The Way You Are?
by Tony Schirtzinger; ACSW, CICSW
95% Of The Time, We Get Treated The Way We INVITE People To Treat Us. Everything we do, especially our nonverbal behavior, is an invitation to those around us. A smile is an invitation. So is a frown. So is a sad face, an angry face, or a serious face

Personal Boundaries
by Tony Schirtzinger; ACSW, CICSW
The concept of boundaries relates to our sense of self. At birth and for a long while after, a baby has no real sense of who they are. The worst example of being owned is physical or sexual abuse. Paradoxically, being treated like we are not there can

Getting Enough Attention
by Tony Schirtzinger; ACSW, CICSW
"HE'S ONLY DOING IT FOR THE ATTENTION" What a ridiculous statement! Getting attention is VITAL for all of us. As infants we would actually die if we didn't get enough attention, and as adults we are miserable and can actually go crazy i

Emotional People
Managing Your Emotions: Instead of Your Emotions Managing You
by Joyce Meyer
An emotional person is someone who is easily affected with or stirred by emotions. It is good to know ourselves and our personalities. Some people are more emotionally led than others, and knowing this can prevent lots of heartache and pain in life.

How To Talk About Feelings
by Tony Schirtzinger; ACSW, CICSW
THREE DECISIONS: Whenever we have a chance to talk about our feelings, we make three quick decisions. We Decide: Whether To SAY What We Feel. Whether To EXPRESS The Feelings. Whether To WORK AT PROBLEM SOLVING. We usually make these decisions

How To Let Go Of Guilt And Learn To Forgive
by Theun Mares
Guilt is probably one of the most debilitating and negative emotions there is — one that can, and often does, destroy a person's life. But if we want to live happy lives, we need to deal with the consequences of our past actions and not allow our li

The Subconscious Mind...
by Loren Parks
The reason we have so much illness and strife is that doctors and the population in general haven't the slightest idea how our minds work. If you trace the literature on healing into antiquity, including the Bible, it is there right in front of you.

Emotionless
Managing Your Emotions: Instead of Your Emotions Managing You
by Joyce Meyer
Someone who is emotionless is lacking emotion - unable to show emotion; one who feels no emotion, or very little emotion. Many times when people have been hurt badly in their past, they develop a hard core within and build up high walls without to protect

Do You Get Depressed?

Do you get depressed easily? If you do, why don't you ask yourself, not why are you depressed, but how are you depressed. Now, don't look at me like I'm crazy. I just happen to think it's interesting to know how a person gets depressed.

I am not feeling good about myself…
by Ellen Kreidman, Ph.D
I feel I am at rock bottom. But I want my power back and yet at the moment I feel so helpless - quite antithetical to the way I used to be. What do you suggest to someone who has tried and failed and tried and failed and has only an itty bitty light

Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude… Even on a Bad Day
by Leslie Karen Lobell, M.A.
here is magic in life that surrounds you all the time, if you are willing to see it. Develop an attitude of gratitude for every moment even the challenging ones - and you will come to truly enjoy and appreciate life... and begin to see the magic

Why You Feel How You Feel
by Robert M. Roerich, M.D.
My job as a researcher is to help you understand your secret emotions. I do this by analyzing your answers in describing an imaginary journey. This is not a game. My work involves helping governments prevent suicide in their SWAT Police and Special For

Positive Thinking : Spread A Little Sunshine
by Leslie Karen Lobell, M.A.
Have you noticed that the majority of human beings seem to focus on the negative? Why not accentuate the positive and spread a little sunshine? Instead of focusing on the negative or digging up the dirt, why not spend more time looking for the beauty

Emotional Self-Hostage: How to set yourself Free

The bad habit of emotionally holding ourselves hostage is unfortunately quite common. Why do people trap themselves into feeling certain feelings and continue to do things they know are bad for them and make them feel low about themselves?

Quiet Desperation, the Deadly Opponent
by Terry Rich Hartley, Ph.D.
Millions come to accept a negative self-concept as their personal reality. Psychologists' offices are packed with them. But so are bars, business offices, and homes. The problem is so entrenched that it was noted long ago by the naturalist philosopher Hen

Emotional Mindfulness
Do I Have To Give Up ME to be Loved by GOD?
by Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
What are emotions? Emotions are energy that we feel in our bodies as physical sensations. We may feel the energy of anger an tightness in our chest or jaw. We may feel the energy of fear as tension in our stomach or jitteriness in our whole body.

Feeling Like You Belong
by Tony Schirtzinger; ACSW, CICSW
We all want to have the sense that we belong among people we know. You belong where YOU say you belong! The decision about whether you belong with others is your decision, not theirs. In the adult world, we are seldom kicked out or excluded from any

Self-Care Program for People With Bipolar or Unipolar Mood Disorders
by Jan Maizler, MSW, LCSW
Mood disorders like depression or manic depressive illness affect as much as 8 per cent of the world s population and account for billions of dollars worth of lost wages, salaries, and costs of treatment. No one knows the exact amounts, but the economic

Emotionalism
Managing Your Emotions: Instead of Your Emotions Managing You
by Joyce Meyer
The term emotionalism is used to describe a tendency to rely on or place too much value on emotion. Often it is defined as an excessive display of emotion. An emotionalist is one whose conduct is ruled by emotion as opposed to reason.

How Not To Be Led By Your Feelings
Managing Your Emotions: Instead of Your Emotions Managing You
by Joyce Meyer
There are several definitions of the word emotions. According to Webster's dictionary, the root source of this term is the Latin ex-movere, meaning to move away. I find that definition very interesting because that is what carnal, uncrucified emotions try