SUPPRESSION OF THE URGE TO CRY
Due to its strong influence on the development and persistence of chronic contraction, I will examine in more detail the process of suppressing the urge to cry. A similar pattern can be observed with all negative...
When a Partner Acts Like a Child
If it happens that the woman is making an effort in all directions while the man does nothing, then both partners inevitably face increasing problems. If the man does nothing to ensure that both of them have fewer...
THE THREE BRANCHES OF THE AEQ APPROACH
The three branches of the AEQ approach (method, breathing, and relationships) are intended to help us understand the actual condition, development, and structure of overall emotional maturity. They allow us to...
I recommend the program to everyone
During AEQ exercises or throughout the day, I often felt tensions and emotions that I was not consciously aware of. With a better understanding of the male and female principles, their roles in the relationship with each other and in relation to children...
The Child, Parents, Divorce, and Guilt
A child of divorced parents may develop the feeling that they failed in their role, believing they are to blame for the divorce. From this guilt, chronic guilt and a chronic form of low self-confidence can...
Who Comes First: The Child or the Partner?
The partner should come first, and the child second. The partners are the central core of the family, around which the children orbit—just as planets orbit the sun. In this way, the unity of the partners...
DREAMS
At night, we process the things we didn’t deal with during the day for various reasons. Perhaps we were afraid to process certain matters, because if we allowed ourselves to think about them or feel what was happening...
I’m proud of myself for joining this program
I joined the 30-day relationship program because I’ve been single for some time. I grew up in a family where alcohol was present and where I was the one fixing my parents’ problems. I was the parent in the family, not the child, as it should have been.
The Use and Abuse of Recreation and Sports
If we find ourselves in a situation where we feel threatened or where something disturbs, limits, or obstructs us, the sympathetic state of the autonomic nervous system is activated. Its role is to shift the body into a fight-or-flight...
UNWANTED THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS
The last dangerous thought pattern is actually a counter-thought. It's a process called thought suppression, the attempt to push away unwanted thoughts and emotions. The late Daniel Wegener, a social psychologist...