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Creating Relationship Security When You Have an Anxious Attachment Style
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Creating Relationship Security When You Have an Anxious Attachment Style

Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Coaching, Personal Evolution, Relationships

Creating Relationship Security When You Have an Anxious Attachment Style

By Brenda Knowles|2019-08-25T15:52:09-05:00September 28th, 2018|Categories: Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Coaching, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: ambivalent attachment, anxious attachment, attachment styles, avoidant attachment, Diane Poole Heller, HSP, inconsistent love, insecurity, love, parenting, parenting styles, personal growth, relationships, security|

When we have a secure attachment style we have a basic trust in others and we are able to set good boundaries for ourselves. We believe our partners are there for us and we do not have a problem being there for them. Avoidant attachment Some of us grew up with shaky attachments to our parents [...]

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Are You Low on Pleasure or Purpose? Finding Your Happiness Formula
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Are You Low on Pleasure or Purpose? Finding Your Happiness Formula

Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Evolution

Are You Low on Pleasure or Purpose? Finding Your Happiness Formula

By Brenda Knowles|2018-09-14T11:47:10-05:00September 14th, 2018|Categories: Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Evolution|Tags: delayed gratification, fulfillment, Happiness, Happiness by Design, meaning, parenting, Paul Dolan, pleasure, purpose|

Photo by Gabriel Silvério on Unsplash In his book, "Happiness by Design", Paul Dolan PhD, defines happiness as experiences of pleasure and purpose over time. Examples of pleasurable experiences might be having a drink with your spouse over dinner or watching a comedy on TV. Examples of a purposeful experiences are exercising or helping [...]

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Depression Is a Seeking Disorder
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Depression Is a Seeking Disorder

Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Evolution

Depression Is a Seeking Disorder

By Brenda Knowles|2019-11-19T15:54:21-06:00September 7th, 2018|Categories: Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Evolution|Tags: anxiety, curiosity, depression, emotions, Jaak Panksepp, lack of motivation, sadness, seeking, unmotivated|

Photo by Yuris Alhumaydy on Unsplash I did a podcast interview yesterday with Mike Miller of Simple Self Mastery. The interview will be released in a few weeks but one of the questions Mike asked me, led to an answer I think is very important. I believe it can help us stay clear of [...]

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The Self-Consciousness of the Introverted: What Causes It?
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The Self-Consciousness of the Introverted: What Causes It?

Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Evolution, Relationships

The Self-Consciousness of the Introverted: What Causes It?

By Brenda Knowles|2018-08-31T12:44:00-05:00August 31st, 2018|Categories: Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: HSP, Introversion, introverts, John Updike, Marti Olsen Laney, neuroscience, Self-consciousness, social anxiety, stammering, stuttering, The Introvert Advantage, uncoordinated|

Photo by Kyle Glenn on Unsplash I've written about the flushed cheeks and blank mind I experience when suddenly finding myself the center of attention or when called upon to speak extemporaneously among non-friends. Many writers and introverted people seem to experience this freeze of words, awkward physical movement and self-consciousness while being observed. [...]

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How to Deal With Envy, Competition and Knee-Jerk Negativity
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How to Deal With Envy, Competition and Knee-Jerk Negativity

Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Evolution, Relationships

How to Deal With Envy, Competition and Knee-Jerk Negativity

By Brenda Knowles|2018-08-24T14:25:46-05:00August 24th, 2018|Categories: Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: classmates, Energy, envy, friends, growth, high school reunion, jealousy, joy, maturity, parenting, relationships, secure, support, sympathetic joy|

In his book, "Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression — and the Surprising Solutions", Johann Hari mentions a female friend who suffered from constant envy. Anytime she heard of someone's success she immediately thought of a negative attribute of that person to balance out her jealousy. If her friend was physically attractive, she told [...]

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Solitary Activities Only Half Fixes for Depression and Anxiety?
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Solitary Activities Only Half Fixes for Depression and Anxiety?

Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Evolution, Relationships

Solitary Activities Only Half Fixes for Depression and Anxiety?

By Brenda Knowles|2018-08-08T13:57:02-05:00August 10th, 2018|Categories: Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: alone, anxiety, Asian culture, connection, depression, HSP, Introversion, Johann Hari, loneliness, Lost Connections, relationships, western culture|

Photo by Felix Russell-Saw on Unsplash ... when I felt depression or anxiety start to set in, I felt a panicked need to keep my head above water — so I would try to do something for myself. I would buy something, or watch a film I like, or read a book I like, [...]

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