by Todd Pressman | Dec 16, 2022 | relationship anxiety
Relationship anxiety is a relatively new term on the scene. It connotes a variety of unpleasant responses to stressors in a relationship. A simple Google search of the term shows that there is no consensus on its meaning. Nevertheless, more and more people are...
by Todd Pressman | Dec 15, 2022 | relationship anxiety
One of the primary forms of relationship anxiety we see in therapy is, no surprise, the jealous partner. Jealousy can be an extremely painful emotion, deconstructing straight down to a core fear of loss of love. The thinking goes “I am not as worthy as the person I am...
by Todd Pressman | Dec 12, 2022 | relationship anxiety
As I note regularly in the Deconstructing Anxiety model*, anxiety is at the source of any problem. This is a bold claim, I realize, but with the “digging for gold“ process, anyone can prove this to themselves. By starting with a randomly chosen problem, they can go...
by Todd Pressman | Dec 10, 2022 | relationship anxiety
You are shattered. You’ve just learned your partner has betrayed you. Perhaps it was an infidelity, perhaps a secret has been discovered. Your relationship anxiety is at an all-time high. What are the tools you need to rebuild trust in a relationship after a betrayal?...