All posts tagged "powerless"
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Michael Schreiner | March 26, 2018
Psychology of Resentment
Projecting Responsibility for Unhappiness When we’re feeling resentful the typical response is to point that resentment towards the...
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Michael Schreiner | January 26, 2018
Abandonment And Controlling Behavior
Protecting Against the Dreaded Outcome of Abandonment We have written about how people who were abandoned in childhood...
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Michael Schreiner | January 10, 2018
Moving on in a Healthy Way
The Nature of Existence is Impermanence Given that the nature of existence in general and human existence in...
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Michael Schreiner | May 27, 2014
Mired in Self-Pity
“Why me? What did I do to deserve this?” A difficult life situation can feel intolerable when we...
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Michael Schreiner | February 19, 2014
Grasping For Power
The ruthless politician Frank Underwood from ‘House of Cards’ makes a side comment to the viewer, as he...
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Michael Schreiner | November 8, 2013
Victimized
Hutch, one of my mentors in graduate school, told a story that has stuck with me over the...
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Michael Schreiner | September 20, 2013
Put Out
If you live in an urban center you have probably noticed people who are homeless languidly shuffling across...
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Michael Schreiner | August 29, 2013
powerless
There are not many states more difficult to bear than the feeling of powerlessness, the inability to influence...
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Michael Schreiner | April 17, 2013
Helping Kids Deal With Tragedy
We are going to talk about some psychological ideas and tips for helping children deal with tragedy. In...
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Michael Schreiner | December 6, 2012
Anger
Your anger can be a gift or a curse, and it all depends on you. Many come to...