by James Robbins, M.A., LPC In and of itself, anger is neither good nor bad. It’s just an energy. Anger toward an employer or romantic partner can lend you the courage to leave an unhealthy situation. Anger regarding some social injustice may motivate you to write a check or lend a hand. When you point […]
Relieving Emotional Knots
by James Robbins, M.A., LPC What do you do when you have a tight muscle? You stretch it. Funny thing is, stretching hurts–at least at first. But you stretch the muscle to teach it to lengthen, to reverse its tendency to protect itself from injury by pulling into a tight knot. Where are you […]
The Five Core Emotions – But Where Is Guilt?
by James Robbins, M.A., LPC Your brain “officially” recognizes five emotions: anger sadness joy fear disgust What about guilt? Guilt is suspiciously missing from this list because guilt is really anger in disguise. I often ask my clients: Who are you guilty at? Suppose you forget your spouse’s birthday. You already feel terrible, and then your spouse […]
How Do You Recognize When You Are Lying to Yourself?
by James Robbins, M.A., LPC I used to want to punch people like me. I never trusted vegetarians, and vegans–people who don’t eat meat, fish, eggs or dairy–were obviously idiots. Even driving by a vegetarian restaurant I’d feel a little superior. I might have my own issues in life, but at least I knew enough […]
Will You Ever Get Ahead?
by James Robbins, M.A., LPC You want more money, but things never work out right. Until one day they do. For the first time in your adult life, you can look at your bank account without your stomach twisting into knots. Now what? Now that you have more resources, you’ve taken on a bigger mortgage, […]
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