Anxiety is a natural human emotion that plays a vital role in survival, alerting us to potential threats and motivating caution in uncertain situations. However, when anxiety revolves around the fear ...

It’s not always the case that both partners want to engage in physical intimacy. When one person turns down a sexual advance, their partner may feel rejected not just for the act of sex itself, but on ...

Rejection: An Invisible but Universal Wound. We've all faced rejection at some point. Whether it's from a partner, a friend, a job, or even a social group, the emotional impact of rejection goes far ...

Imagine finding out your friends hosted a dinner party and didn't invite you, or that you were passed over for a job you were excited about. These moments hurt, and people often describe rejection in ...

Unavailable partners often feel deeply intimate because the relationship lives partially in fantasy. And fantasy, unlike reality, never has to confront disappointment, limits, or sustained effort.

But as long as there are colleges, employers, credit card companies, sports teams, and, of course, relationships, rejection is here to stay. So you better get used to dealing with it STAT. And while ...

Being rejected is the worst. Whether you’re being turned down for a first date, or being dumped in a relationship, rejection really plays with your emotions. Rejection, in any form, stings and makes ...

You build emotional safety in your relationship when you break down the habits acting as obstacles and blocking it.

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