Tag Archives: Hopelessness and Despair

Love Gone Bad: Avoiding a Valentine’s Nightmare

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Jeff Levine

Falling in love doesn’t require maturity. Babies fall in love everyday. “Falling” in love is basically about pleasure and receiving perfect mirroring – caught up in images and fantasies about the joy, excitement and pleasure another will bring into your … Continue reading →

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Communicate Better with the Ones You Love

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Jeff Levine

We all experience times when someone we love says or does something that hurts us to one degree or another. In the wake of these painful moments we may regret how we handled ourselves. Unfortunately in such circumstances, the instinctive … Continue reading →

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Wounded Parent – Wounded Child

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Jeff Levine

Watching the film “Love & Other Drugs” this Sunday morning, a pharmaceutical salesman, Jamie, begins a “tempestuous romance with a free-spirited Parkinson’s patient.” Unexpectedly, he falls desperately in love with Maggie Murdock who is afraid to let herself love (“Who … Continue reading →

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Get Rid of Negativity! It Only Creates Hopelessness and Despair

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Jeff Levine

We all have a wish list and fantasies are fun – as long as they don’t become obsessions. From time to time you may project images of happiness onto some time in the future when your wishes come true and that … Continue reading →

Posted in Adolescence, Anger and Control, Despair, Family Relationships, Fear, Anxiety and Panic, Hope, Love, Marriage, Mental Health, Negativity, Parenting, Power and Control, Relationships, Trust, Uncategorized, Work Relationships | Tagged , | Leave a comment