by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Mar 26, 2017 | Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships, Self Trust Collection, Transitions - General, Trust Yourself |
“I’m always comparing my relationship to other people’s relationships. Why does everyone else look like they’re so in love?” “I have such a hard time making decisions. Sometimes I can’t even decide what to order at a... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Mar 20, 2016 | Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships, Transitions - General |
As many of you know who follow my blog, Carrie and I met in graduate school over twenty years ago, and we both agree that our friendship was the best gift to come out of that program. We have grown together as friends, wives, and colleagues, shaping each other in... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Feb 8, 2016 | Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts, Intrusive Thoughts Collection, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
As much as I talk about intrusive thoughts on this site and in my courses, I’ve never formally defined them. And, truthfully, in all of my training over the years I’ve never come across a precise definition of intrusive thoughts. Furthermore, despite the... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Nov 15, 2015 | 20s, Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Conscious Weddings Message Board Posts, Intrusive Thoughts, Intrusive Thoughts Collection, Relationships |
“There is nothing more important to true growth than realizing that you are not the voice of the mind – you are the one who hears it. If you don’t understand this, you will try to figure out which of the many things the voice says is really... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 27, 2015 | Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationship Anxiety Collection, Relationships |
Alongside the thoughts, “Maybe I’m just trying to convince myself to stay”, “I don’t know if I love my partner enough”, and “Do we have a strong enough connection?”, the question of finding a “better match”... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Aug 31, 2015 | Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationship Anxiety Collection, Relationships |
A client told me a few weeks ago that she’s been feeling irritated with her husband. Then, in the hushed tones I’ve come to identify immediately as shame, she asked, “Is that normal?” At which point I told her that my post entitled “When... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jul 26, 2015 | 20s, Anxiety, Relationships, Self Trust Collection, Trust Yourself |
The fear of making a mistake and the fear of failure live at the heart of what keeps many people stuck. Whether you’re struggling with relationship anxiety, career stagnation, depression, or generalized anxiety, the fear of making a mistake creates a... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Mar 12, 2015 | 20s, Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships, Self Trust Collection, Trust Yourself |
One of the root causes of anxiety is falling prey to the ego’s tendency to divide life into polarities – good/evil, right/wrong, black/white – in an attempt to control the outcome of our choices and find a guarantee. In other words, your ego believes... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 28, 2014 | Anxiety, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
A few weeks ago my family and I spent five days up in the mountains. Overall, it was a lovely vacation, with much laughter, hiking, game-playing, and boating. But for some reason my husband and I were in one those spells when we bumped heads at some point each day.... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 7, 2014 | Anxiety, Open Your Heart, Relationships |
“Our eyes are not viewers; they are also projectors that are running a second story over the picture that we see in front of us all the time. Fear is writing that script. Now fear is going to be a player in your life. You get to decide how much. You can spend...
