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How Problem-Solving Can Prevent Burnout In Modern Dating
Contemporary dating has unlimited possibilities but most singles are on emotional burnout. Motivation can be lost by swiping fatigue, ghosting, lack of communication, and poor intentions. The American Psychological Association suggests that chronic stress is likely to be caused by continued uncertainty and unfulfilled expectations. Clinical burnout is most often dated to repetitive disappointment, as opposed to a single unpleasant experience. The awareness of this trend is the initial step to prevent. Rather than bringing a conclusion that they are naturally wrong, singles have an opportunity to explore the systems and practices that make them feel exhausted.
By Olivia Smith4 days ago in Confessions
What's My Name?
Alan Gold asked me about why I had a double name on Facebook and Vocal. I thought I had written about this on Seven Days In but I couldn’t find any trace of it to fill out this piece. I mean this is just about how I got a nickname and appropriated it for myself.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 days ago in Confessions
The Weight of Almost
There is a particular kind of ache that does not scream. It does not demand attention the way heartbreak does. It does not bruise the way failure does. It lingers quietly, settling somewhere between memory and imagination. It is the ache of almost.
By Aiman Shahid5 days ago in Confessions
Women History Month Celebrates: Ashley Bookashy
Nearly five years ago I started working at my current job and in the mornings when I first got there a girl in a red Kia parked next to me every morning. As this went on the first few months on the job we started interacting and joking about how we kept parking next to each other, but in time this great woman would end up being my best friend.
By Joe Patterson5 days ago in Confessions
Psychology-Based Solutions To Avoid Repeating Past Relationship Mistakes
The first step towards stopping the repetitive relationship mistakes is to reflect honestly with oneself. In many cases, people subconsciously repeat certain actions, which are formed under the influence of the past experience, upbringing or, unprocessed traumas. Psychologist Carl Jung stressed the importance of being conscious to the patterns of the unconsciousness as a way of growing personally. Determining triggers, habitual reactions, and conflict themes, people can have a clear understanding of what makes relationships fail. These patterns can be clarified by journaling or therapy, or by guided introspection, so that the partners realize why they respond in a particular manner, and so they will not inadvertently recreate destructive patterns. The initial step to planned change is consciousness.
By Tiana Alexandra5 days ago in Confessions
Society Pressured Me Into an Abusive Relationship. Content Warning.
Women ‘expire’ once they reach 30, or at least that’s what society wants us to believe. Magazines print articles about how women in their 30s shouldn’t do certain things, like wear fashionable clothes or makeup. Glitter at 30? Out of the question.
By Jade M.5 days ago in Confessions
Word of the Day: 黄金雀
I am of mixed minds right now. I had this one guy I thought was cute and sweet. I was all confused because he was ghosting me and shit. He made me all sentimental and I was like a little lamb, but now there is this.......... really super hot guy talking to me. But he isn't just hot, we actually vibe a lot more too? I mean, I haven't met him in person so it might be just a text thing. Like, even though I am very excited, I calm myself down always and try not to lose myself in the delulu.
By Kayla McIntosh5 days ago in Confessions
She Doesn’t Even Go Here
Outcast, aberrant, different. That’s me… I never quite fit in anywhere. Not in school, not in social situations, or any environment for that matter. I was everybody’s friend, but no one‘s best friend. Good at a lot of things, great at nothing. Jack of all trades, master of none.
By Nicole Attenhofer5 days ago in Confessions
