Self Defeating Behavior
By: Terry A Rifkin L.C.S.W. Self defeating behavior is not just a form of unnatural behavior; it often indicates a personality disorder especially when it occurs regularly or in a certain pattern. Such behavior or [...]
Overcoming Loneliness
By: Terry A Rifkin L.C.S.W. Loneliness is different from being alone. Being alone is when you are by yourself, mostly taken in physical terms. But loneliness is a state of mind. It does not matter [...]
Keeping Love Alive
By: Terry A Rifkin L.C.S.W. It is part of the natural course of a relationship that somewhere along the road, the strong emotions and feelings of love experienced at the beginning eventually wane. Although love [...]
The Steps to Self Esteem
By: Terry A Rifkin L.C.S.W. Self esteem is important to everybody; unfortunately, it is practically a rare resource. A lot of people deal with low self esteem. Lack of self esteem also leads to several [...]
Dreams… What Do They Mean?
By: Terry A Rifkin L.C.S.W. People often wonder about dreams; especially when they come to us unhindered and uncontrolled. And most of the time, the dreams are perplexing that it has become a popular objective [...]
Coping With Guilt
By: Terry A Rifkin L.C.S.W. Guilt is one of the most unfavorable feelings a person can go through in life. Guilt is defined in many ways. It is a feeling of responsibility for whatever negative [...]
Getting Older….The Children are Gone
By: Terry A Rifkin L.C.S.W. All parents go through the dreadful stage of letting go of their children as the latter grows up. This stage is unavoidable. In getting older, as a parent, you tend [...]
Anger Management
By: Terry A Rifkin L.C.S.W. We have all experienced anger umpteen times in our lives so it would be pointless to define this emotion. Anger is a signal that tells us that we don’t like [...]
Children of Divorce
By: Terry A Rifkin L.C.S.W. Divorce is a taxing experience for an adult so one can just imagine the impact that it can have on the life of a child. Even for an adult it [...]
Intimacy: How to Create Closeness in Your Relationship
By: Terry A Rifkin L.C.S.W. Intimacy and closeness are very important in any relationship, but these are not easily achieved. Some people think that having a long relationship already equates to closeness, but the truth is [...]