When you’re dealing with a person who has a personality disorder, life is unpredictable. Things can be going really well one moment and explode the next. Anger, resentment, sadness can all come out of the blue and you may not even know what the trigger was, much less how to respond in a way that […]
How to Tell if You Suffer from Compassion Fatigue
Compassion Fatigue, also known as Secondary Traumatic Stress, is a serious and common side effect of living – or dealing – with a person with NPD or BPD. Wikipedia defines it as: A gradual lessening of compassion over time. It is common among individuals that work directly with trauma victims such as, therapists (paid and unpaid), […]
You are NOT Getting Sleepy…Techniques That Can Help
When you’re stressed, emotionally drained or physically exhausted, sometimes it’s difficult to fall asleep or stay asleep. And sometimes, your dreams can give more distress than relief. Sleep science has come a long way in the last decade and we finally have access to more consistent remedies than warm milk and honey or chamomile tea […]
The Lazy Way to Build Will Power
I freely admit it: I am lazy. If there’s an easy way to do something, I’ll take it. I might even spend more time looking for an easy way then it would take to do it the hard way. Just so I can save time, in the future. I’m also an experimentalist. I’ll try just […]