Do you hang-in relationships that are painful no matter how much you suffer? Do you continually spoil a good relationship with hurtful and confusing behavior such as criticizing, cheating or running away? What would make anyone persist in pursuing relationships that are doomed to failure? A relationship cycle that is repetitive, filled with sadness, anger,…
DrBev’s focus today is on how shame is passed down from generation to generation and connecting the dots of shame to your interpersonal relationships. Note: Too much shame brought on anybody can result in psychological damage and/or self-sabotage in your later years and may benefit from mental or emotional counseling. Shame may be experienced as loneliness, sadness or misery is experienced by children and adults. Check out the video at the end of the blog “Stained By Shame” Episode One: “What our relationship needs is an escape hatch”.
DrBev, Am I a crisis junkie? I keep attracting Drama Queens. I feel like a magnet for sadness and misery relationships. How can I be addicted to feeling bad? Am I crazy? Don’t people normally seek out pleasure rather than emotional pain?