Printer-friendly versionT is for Therapy
"You don't realize how useful a therapist is until you see yourself on E! and discover you have more problems than you ever dreamed of." Claire Danes
Whether
you are someone who would rather go to the dentist than go to a
therapist, or if you're someone who has your therapist on speed dial...
This page is for you! We realize that not everyone has the time, money
or desire to see a therapist. But we believe that there are common
questions, issues and struggles that many of us share.
We have asked a friend and trusted Marriage and Family Therapist to help us share her answers and thoughts re: some of those subjects.
Browse through the T is for Therapy section today!
Sharing My Spiritual Life
How much of my spiritual life should be shared with my spouse? How much
should I be praying and doing scripture reading with them vs alone? Visiting Parents - Approval
My
mom came to visit last week and all week I felt this huge burden of
stress in trying to make sure she liked where I lived, liked my church,
liked the fun things I planned. and of course she had complaints about
everything. When she left she said she'd like to come back with my dad
in a couple of months. How do I tell her no? Or how do I make her next
visit different? Moving from "Me" to "We"
I've been with my boyfriend for about three years, and I don't feel
like I'm the same person I was before I met him. I don't know where I
end and where he begins. As you move towards marriage is it okay to
blend our lives into one?
Audition Disappointment
The constant disappointment of audition after audition is beginning to
get to me. My hopes are being dashed all the time and I am finding
that I don’t even hope anymore. Is it time to quite the biz?Co-star Atmostphere
Question:
What is some advice to keep the “atmosphere” ok between co-stars? It
seems this is a big reason for marriage breakups in Hollywood. Close Friends
Question:
Ever since high school I have had a lot of friends… but I don’t feel
like anyone really knows me… How do I let people in? Sometimes it feels
like more work than it’s worth. Depressed
I
have been struggling with a deep depression. I am in between jobs and I
have a super hard time getting out of bed or off the couch. Friends
from church are telling me to spend more time with God. But that
doesn't seem to be helping. I don't feel like he has anything to do
with this. What should I do?
Days Off?
Question:
I’ve been working 80-100 hours a week on set and I had two days off
last week and I didn’t know what to do with myself… I was nervous and
fidgety and restless. I was supposed to be on vacation and I didn’t
feel like I got any rest. What’s wrong with me?Acting & Doubting
I've
been in LA for five and a half years. I've been to a handful of
auditions and taken a ton of classes. I feel like God has created me to
be an actress. But it seems like I'm just not good enough. How do I
know when to let go, and how do I move on? I've wanted to act since I
was seven years old. I don't know who I am outside of being an actress.
Dealing with Fighting
In relationships when you run into an issue where you know you are
right, but the other person thinks they're right, and the stakes are so
high that you can't let the other person have their way, how can you
argue your case with out having the other person feel alienated?
Dealing With Porn
I recently got engaged, and my fiancé and I are having a lot of fights.
Most of the fights start because she is upset at how much porn I look
at. I probably should never have told her about it, I didn't think it
was a big deal. She wants me to stop. I don't know how. And I don't
understand why it matters to her so much. It's not like I'm sleeping
with other people or cheating on her?
Boundaries
My friends keep telling me I have bad boundaries. What exactly are boundaries and how do I know if I have bad ones?
