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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Move On From Early Deprivation By ‘Rewiring Their Brain’?

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Written on June 20​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone had a less than nurturing childhood, they might not be in a good way now that they are an adult. For example, they could often experience anxiety and fear and feel low.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Was A Mother-Enmeshed-Man Used By His Mother?

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Written on June 17​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

Even though a man is in a position where he is overlooking a number of his own needs, due to how focused he is on his mother, it doesn’t mean that he will be consciously aware of this. But if someone pointed out that he does far more for her than he needs to, it doesn’t mean that it would go in.   

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Is A Mother-Enmeshed Man Trapped In His Mothers Mirror?

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Written on June 15​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

Although a man is a separate human being, who has his own needs, feelings and life to lead, it doesn’t mean that he will act like one. Instead, it can be as though he is merely an extension of his mother. 

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Father-Enmeshed Women: Why Would A Father-Enmeshed Woman Find It Hard To Implement Boundaries With Her Father?

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Written on June 13​, 2025

Category: Women's Psychology

If a woman were to step back and reflect on her life, she may find that she spends a lot of time being there for her father and offering her support. She might see that she has been there for him for as long as she can remember.

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Father-Enmeshed Women: Can A Father-Enmeshed Woman Sabotage Her Relationships? 

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Written on June 12​, 2025

Category: Women's Psychology

If a woman is in a relationship, it might not be long before it comes to an end. Now, this might not be because she is with a man who is not right for her or is treating her badly; no, it can be because of what her father thinks of the man that she is with.

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Father-Enmeshed Women: What Is A Father-Enmeshed Woman?

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Written on June 11​, 2025

Category: Women's Psychology

It might not matter if a woman is at work, has finished work or is on holiday, as her father might often contact her. Now, if he does ask her how she is doing, he could soon talk about his own problems.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Does A Mother-Enmeshed Man’s Self-Image Need To Die?

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Written on June ​9, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man is in a position where he acts like an extension of his mother, it is going to be normal for him to neglect himself. So, to say that he will live a life that is not very fulfilling will be an understatement.

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Early Deprivation: Will Someone Need To Experience An Emotional Birth If They Experienced Early Deprivation? 

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Written on June 8​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Even if someone’s early years were a time when they were greatly deprived and deeply wounded, it doesn’t mean that they will be consciously aware of this. If they were to think about this stage of their life, they could think about how it wasn’t that bad.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Give Someone The Tendency To Cheat? 

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Written on June 7​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone is in a relationship, they might have recently shared their body with another or had an affair. Now, this might not be the first time that this has taken place.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone’s Emotional Self To Go Into Exile?

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Written on June ​5, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Although someone has an emotional self, in addition to a mental self, it doesn’t mean that they will realise this. The reason for this is that they could typically be out of touch with how they feel.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone Be Attracted To People Who Will Cheat On Them?

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Written on June 3​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Recently, someone may have found out that their partner has cheated on them. Then again, they might have found out that this has taken place more than once, and that this has been going on for a little while.


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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Develop A Needless False Self?

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Written on June ​1, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Even though someone is an interdependent human being, they could typically act as though they are independent. They are then going to have a number of needs, but, in general, they will create the impression that they don’t.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Did A Mother-Enmeshed Man’s Mother Stop Him From Growing Into A Man? 

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Written on May 31​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man’s life revolves around his mother, he is going to be more like an extension of her as opposed to an autonomous human being who has his own life to lead. But, although he will be neglecting himself, he might not be consciously aware of this.

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Early Deprivation: What Can Someone Fear If They Experienced Early Deprivation?

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Written on May 31​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone were to step back and reflect on how they experience life, what might enter their mind is that they have a number of fears. Due to this, it is likely to make it difficult for them to embrace life.

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Early Deprivation: What Can Someone Believe If They Were Brought Up In An Enmeshed Family?

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Written on May 28​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Even though someone acts as though they are merely an extension of their family, it doesn’t mean that they will be consciously aware of this. The reason for this is that this can just be what is normal.

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Early Deprivation: Can A Goal Be Another Way For Someone To Struggle For Love?

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Written on May 27​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone is feeling low and is even depressed, they might believe that they need a goal to work toward. Then again, they could talk to a trusted friend or family member about how they feel, and this is what they could be told.

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Early Deprivation: Can A Man Struggle To Make Unresponsive Women Responsive If He Had An Emotionally Unavailable Mother?

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Written on May ​24, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

Right now, a man could be dating a woman who rarely has time for him, and when she is around, she could typically be somewhere else mentally and emotionally. This might have been going on for a few weeks or months.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Is A Woman A Powerless Victim If She Ends Up With Mother-Enmeshed Men?

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Written on May 20​, 2025

Category: Women's Psychology

Right now, a woman might be with a man who is emotionally unavailable and is often physically out of reach. If so, when she is with him, she won’t be able to connect to him emotionally, and she will rarely, if ever, see him.

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Try To Make Unresponsive People Responsive If They Experienced Early Deprivation?

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Written on May ​18, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

What someone may find, if they were to step back and reflect on their life, is that they continually end up with people who are emotionally unavailable. As a result of this, they are going to be used to being deprived in this area of their life.

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Believe That There Is Not Enough If They Experienced Early Deprivation?

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Written on May 17​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone were to step back and reflect on their life, what they might find is that it’s as though they live in a desert. The reason for this is that they could seldom, if ever, receive what they need.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Hide Their Needs?

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Written on May 14​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

​​What can be normal is for someone to focus on other people’s needs and ignore their own. This is something that can take place without them consciously choosing to behave in this way.

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Early Deprivation: Can It Be Harder For Someone To Handle A Loss If They Experienced Early Deprivation?

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Written on May 13​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Recently, someone may have experienced a loss, and since then, they might not have been in a good way. If this is the case, they are going to be in a position where they find it hard to function.

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Therapy: Can Therapy Be Another Way For Someone To Struggle For Love? 

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Written on May ​12, 2025

Category: Therapy And Healing

If someone feels the call to have therapy, it can be due to a variety of different reasons. So, they could suffer from anxiety and/or depression, struggle to feel good about themselves, and/or they could have relational challenges.

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Be Developmentally Stunted If They Had A Narcissistic Mother?

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Written on May ​9, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone were to step back and reflect on how they experience life, what they might find is that they don’t have a strong sense of self. So, instead of feeling like a strong and capable adult who can direct their life, they can feel like a weak and incapable child who needs others to direct their life.  

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Associate Receiving Attention With Being Humiliated If They Had An Abusive Mother?

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Written on May 9​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Even though someone will have the need to be seen and heard, this need might rarely, if ever, be met. The reason for this is that they could do what they can to stay in the background. 

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Believe That They Are Not Good Enough If They Had A Narcissistic Mother?

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Written on May 7​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

What someone could see is that no matter what they do or achieve, they don’t feel worthy or deserving of having their needs met. Instead, they can have the sense that they are worthless and undeserving.

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Act Like An Extension Of Others If They Had A Narcissistic Mother?

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Written on May 5​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

What someone can see, if they were to step back and reflect on how they behave, is that they typically act as though they are an extension of others. They are then going to be a separate human being who has their own needs, feelings and life to lead, but they won’t act like one. 

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Hide Their True Self If They Had A Narcissistic Mother? 

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Written on May 3​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone were to take a step back and reflect on their life, what they may see is that they have the tendency to hide themselves around others. Due to this, they won’t freely express who they are.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Have Bad Dreams?

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Written on April 30​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Recently, someone might have had a number of strange dreams. These can be dreams where they end up being rejected and left, and even cut off from others.

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​Early Deprivation: Can A Man Have A Lot Of Unmet Developmental Needs To Grieve If He Had An Emotionally Unavailable Mother?

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Written on April ​28, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

Even if a man had a mother who was emotionally unavailable and unable to provide him with the emotional nutrients that he needed, it doesn’t mean that he will be aware of this. He might not remember a great deal about this stage of his life.

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Have The Tendency To Feel Lonely If They Had A Narcissistic Mother?

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Written on April 27​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

What someone may find, if they were to step back and reflect on how they often feel, is that they often feel lonely. This is then going to be a time when they experience pain, as they are unable to meet their need to connect to another or others.

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Be Out Of Touch With Their True Self If They Had A Narcissistic Mother?

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Written on April 25​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone were able to step back and reflect on their life, what they may find is that they have the tendency to please others. They can see that this takes place without them having to think about it. 

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Loss: Can Someone Lose The Desire To Be Alive After They Have Experienced A Loss?  

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Written on April ​23, 2025

Category: Emotional Intelligence

If someone has recently experienced a loss, they could be in a very bad way. They can have moments when they feel very sad and can’t stop crying, and moments when they shut down and are unable to feel anything. 

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Have An Underdeveloped Sense Of Self If They Had A Narcissistic Mother?

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Written on April 21​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

What can be normal is for someone to spend a lot of time feeling empty and as though they are missing something. Along with this, they can often feel invisible and question if they even exist.

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Healing: Can Someone Use Their Imagination To Heal Themselves?

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Written on April 20​, 2025

Category: Therapy And Healing

If someone was greatly deprived during their formative years and is not in a good way now that they are an adult, the logical thing will be for them to do what they can to heal themselves. To do this, they can read books, take courses and work with a therapist or healer.

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Healing: Can It Be Hard For Someone To Heal If They Experienced Early Deprivation?

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Written on April ​19, 2025

Category: Therapy And Healing

For a while now, someone may have been doing what they can to put their childhood behind them and live a life worth living. But, no matter what they have done, they might not have been able to truly put the past behind them.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Be Very Inhibited?

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Written on April ​17, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone were to step back and reflect on their life, what they may find is that they have trouble freely expressing themselves. What can be normal is for them to feel restricted and ignore how they feel and their needs.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone’s True Self To Withdraw?

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Written on April ​5, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

What someone may find, if they were to step back and reflect on how they behave, is that they typically play a role. This can be something that takes place without them needing to think about it.

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Early Deprivation: What Can Someone Believe If They Experienced Early Deprivation?

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Written on April 1​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Although someone might not be aware of what they believe about themselves, what they believe will still have a big impact on the experience that they have. What this illustrates is how powerful their beliefs are. 

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone’s Emotional Self To Withdraw?

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Written on March 31​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

What someone may have come to see, if they have been reflecting on how they experience life, is that they don’t have a good connection with their emotional self. In general, it might be as if they don’t have an emotional self.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Give Someone The Need To Die Whenever They Suffer?

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Written on March 30​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone has just gone through a breakup, they can be in a bad way mentally and emotionally. Due to this, what can often enter their mind is the thought of ending their life. 

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Self-Ownership: Can Someone Believe That Other People Own Their Body If They Had Intrusive Parents?

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Written on March 29​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone were to step back and reflect on their life, what they may see is that they don’t believe that they own their own body. It can be as though this part of them is owned by others.

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Child Abuse: Can Someone Be Unable To Freely Express Themselves If They Were Abused As A Child?

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Written on March 28​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

What someone may find, if they were to step back and reflect on their life, is that they generally act as though they are an extension of others. Due to this, they will typically be focused on other people’s needs and do what they can to meet them. 

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Mother Wounds: Can A Mans Ability To Bond With A Women Be Destroyed If He Had An Abusive Mother? 

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Written on March 28​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

Although a man can have the need to be with a woman and experience intimacy, he might not have been able to meet this need. His life might have been this way for as long as he can remember.

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man Believe That Women Hate Him If He Had An Abusive Mother?

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Written on March 26​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man were to step back and reflect on his life, he may find that he generally doesn’t feel comfortable when he is around women. So, he could he could typically feel anxious and find it hard it relax.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Stop Someone From Being Able To Individuate?

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Written on March 25​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Even though someone is a separate individual, who has their own needs, feelings and life to lead, it doesn’t mean that they will act like one. Instead, they can act as though they are an extension of others and are thus, are here to meet their needs.

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Carry A Lot Of Grief If They Experienced Early Deprivation?

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Written on March 24​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone has just experienced a loss, they can be in a very bad way mentally, emotionally and physically. So, they can find it hard to concentrate, be filled with sadness and it can be difficult for them to do anything. 

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man Have A Negative View Of Women If His Mother Was Abusive? 

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Written on March 23​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man were to step back and reflect on how he sees women, he could find that he doesn’t have a positive view of them. So, he could see them as being out of reach, cold, critical and emotionally unstable.

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man Hide His True Self Around A Woman If His Mother Was Abusive?

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Written on March ​20, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

When a man starts dating a woman, he can end up putting on an act. This can be something that just takes place, as opposed to him consciously choosing to behave this way.

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man Feel Inferior To Women If He Had An Abusive Mother?

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Written on March 18​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology
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If a man is in a relationship with a woman, he could spend a lot of time trying to please her. As a result, he will be focused on her needs and will do what he can to meet them.

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man Be Guarded Around Women If He Had An Abusive Mother?

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Written on March 17​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man were to step back and reflect on his life, what he may find is that he has the tendency to be aloof when he is around women. As a result of this, he will come across as distant and it won’t be possible for a woman to connect to him.

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man See Women As A Threat If His Mother Was Abusive?

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Written on March 15​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

Although certain areas of a man’s life might be going well, there might be one area that isn’t and it might have been this way for a while. So, his career could be going in the right direction and he might have a number of close friends, for instance.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Did A Mother-Enmeshed Man’s Mother Only Give Him What He Needed To Survive?

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Written on March ​14, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man is focused on his mother and is neglecting himself, it can be hard for the people in his life to understand what is going on. His friends and his girlfriend, if he has one, are then going to be confused.

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man Struggle To Be Loved By A Woman If His Mother Was Emotionally Unavailable?

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Written on March 13​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man were to step back and reflect on his life, he might see that he has spent a lot of time trying to make women like him. Along with this, he might see that he has been with a number of women who were unable to love him.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Carry Split-Off Child Parts?

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Written on March 13​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Although someone’s childhood will be well and truly behind them, it doesn’t mean that they have fully moved on from this stage of their life. Due to this, what happened and the impact it had on them can still have a big effect on their life.

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Are You Aligned With What You Want To Manifest?

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Written on March 12​, 2025

Category: My Blog

The other day, I was thinking about how, as human beings, we can say that we want one thing but do things that don’t match up with what we want. Along with this, we can question if it is possible to attain it and even criticise what we want. ​

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Fear Being In Their Body If They Experienced Early Deprivation?

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Written on March 10​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Practically from the moment that someone wakes up until they go to bed at night, they could be on the go. When they are not working, then, they can be exercising, practising a hobby or out socialising. 

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Mother Wounds: Why Would A Man Have Had A Mother Who Treated Him Like He Was Nothing?

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Written on March ​10, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

A man might not remember a great deal about what took place during his formative years but that doesn’t mean what took place at this stage of his life is well and truly in the past. Consequently, his adult life can be very similar to how it was for him during this stage of his life. 

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​Mother-Enmeshed Men: Is Pain Stopping A Mother-Enmeshed Man From Seeing His Mother Clearly?

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Written on March 9​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man is in a position where his mother is using him to meet her own needs, it doesn’t mean that he will be able to accept this. Therefore, if he started dating a woman and she pointed this out, it wouldn’t have much impact.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Why Can It Be Hard For A Mother-Enmeshed Man To Separate From His Mother? 

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Written on March 8​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man is in a position where his life revolves around his mother, he is not going to have much of a life. Ultimately, a lot of his time and energy will be directed towards meeting her needs, leaving him with very little time and energy to meet his own needs.

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Carry A Felt Sense Of Helplessness If They Experienced Early Deprivation?

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Written on March 7​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Even though someone is not powerless, it doesn’t mean that they will realise this. In general, they could feel totally helpless and as though they have no control over their life.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Stop Someone From Being Able To Freely Express Themselves?

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Written on March ​4, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Even though someone has the ability to express themselves, it doesn’t mean that they will. Instead, they can have the tendency to play a role.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Be Emotionally Unsettled?

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Written on March 3​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

In general, someone’s emotional self may rarely, if ever, be settled, with them often being all at sea internally. Due to this, it might not be possible for them to live a normal life.

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man Try To Be Accepted By Women If His Mother Was Emotionally Unavailable? 

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Written on March 2​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man were to step back and reflect on his life, what he may see is that he spends a lot of time trying to please women. So, over the years he might have been in a number of relationships where he lost himself.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Experience Hope Instead Of Fulfilment?

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Written on February 27​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Right now, at least one area of someone’s life might not be going as they want it to go. This area of their life might have also been this for as long as they can remember, which can add to the pain that they are experiencing.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Believe That They Only Deserve To Survive?

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Written on February ​26, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Deep down, someone can have the sense that they are only worthy of meeting their basic needs. Consequently, they can generally create a life where they survive but seldom if ever thrive.

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Mother Wounds: Why Would A Mother-Enmeshed Man Try To Rescue His Mother?

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Written on February 25​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

​In general, a man could do a lot for his mother, and he may have been this way for many years. He is then going to be more like her parent than her son, which will mean that he is out of balance.

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man Live In Hope If He Had An Unavailable Mother?

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Written on February 24​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man was to look back on his life, he may see that he has experienced a lot of frustration over the years. He could see that this is because his needs have largely not been met in one or a number of areas of his life.

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Associate Abuse With Survival If They Experienced Early Deprivation?

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Written on February 22​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Right now, someone may be in a relationship that is anything but loving. So, they could be with someone who undermines them in a variety of different ways. 

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man See Women As His Enemies If He Had An Abusive Mother?

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Written on February 21​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

Not too long ago, a man may have experienced a breakup. He may have been with a woman who didn’t treat him very well and be relieved that their time together has come to an end.

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Be In A Traumatised State If They Experienced Early Deprivation?

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Written on February ​20, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Even if someone’s early years were anything but nurturing, it doesn’t mean that they will realise this. They might not remember a great deal about this stage of their life; then again, they might believe that this stage of their life wasn’t that bad, with it being a time when they received what they needed. 

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Feel Like An Imposter If They Experienced Early Deprivation?

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Written on February ​19, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Over the years, someone may have put a lot of effort into their career. Thanks to this, they might have been able to make a lot of progress, with them achieving a high position and doing well financially.

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone’s Life Take On A Symbolic Meaning If They Experienced Early Deprivation?

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Written on February 19​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Even though someone can want to achieve one or a number of things, it doesn’t mean that they will be fully aware of why this is. This is because they can be out of touch with what is truly driving them.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone Believe That There Is Only Enough For Them To Survive?

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Written on February ​16, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone were to step back and reflect on their life, what they may see is that they typically only have enough money to merely exist. So, they can have what they need to pay their rent, buy food and clothes, for instance, but that could be about it.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Can A Mother-Enmeshed Man Only Change His Behaviour To Please His Girlfriend?

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Written on February 15​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man is in a relationship but is overly focused on his mother, his girlfriend is likely to be frustrated with what is going on. This is because he will spend a lot of time doing things for his mother, having very little time for himself, let alone her.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Can A Mother-Enmeshed Mans Emotional State Be Controlled By His Mother?

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Written on February 14​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

Even though a man will be physically separate from his mother, it doesn’t mean that he will act like it. This is also likely to mean that he won’t feel emotionally separate from her either.

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man Be Attracted To Woman Who Will Hurt Him If He Had An Abusive Mother?

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Written on February ​13, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

Recently, a man may have been in a relationship that had a negative impact on him. The reason for this is that he may have been with a woman who cheated on him once or on a number of occasions. 

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone Believe That They Need To Hide Their True Self To Survive?

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Written on February 11​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

What can be normal is for someone to play a role when they are around others. For example, they can typically come across as easy-going, selfless and do what they can to please others. 

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man Be Drawn To Women Who Are Out Of Reach If He Had An Unavailable Mother?

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Written on February 10​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

Over the years, a man may have been with a number of women who he was unable to get close to. So, he may have been with at least one woman who was already in a relationship and he was having an affair with.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Would A Woman Be Happy If A Mother-Enmeshed Man Became Available?

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Written on February ​9, 2025

Category: Women's Psychology

For a little while now, a woman may have been with a man who is overly focused on his mother. Thanks to how caught up he is with her needs, he might seldom be physically, let alone emotionally, available.

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone’s Sense Of Self Be Built On Pain If They Experienced Early Deprivation?

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Written on February 9​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Even though someone has a body, it doesn’t mean that they will typically inhabit their body. Instead, they can live in their head, with them having a weak connection with their body.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone Believe That They Need To Focus On Others To Survive?

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Written on February 7​, 2025
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Category: Abuse And Neglect
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What can be normal is for someone to focus on other people’s needs. But, if this is just what is normal, they might not realise how focused they generally are on other people’s needs. 

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Have The Need To Behave As An Object If They Were Abused As A Child?

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Written on February 6​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

What someone may find, if they were to step back and reflect on their life, is that they have the tendency to act as if they are an object that exists to serve others. So, they could find that they are often doing things for others and seldom there for themselves.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Give Someone The Need To Be Rescued? 

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Written on February ​4, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

What someone may find, if they were to step back and reflect on their life, is that they often end up in situations where they need to be saved. Their life is then going to be anything but harmonious and there will be a lot of ups and downs.

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Feel Worthless If They Were Treated Like An Object During Their Early Years?

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Written on February 3​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone were to take a step back and reflect on their life, what they may find is that they are often treated badly. Along with this, they could see that they generally don’t treat themselves very well.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Can A Woman’s Fear Of Intimacy Cause Her To End Up With A Mother-Enmeshed Man?

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Written on February 3, 2025

Category: Women's Psychology

Right now, a woman can be in a relationship with a man who is rarely physically let alone emotionally available. The reason for this is that he could spend a lot of time being there for his mother and taking care of her needs.

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Have A Needless False Self If They Had A Depriving Childhood?

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Written on February ​2, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

​​Even though someone will have a number of different needs, it doesn’t mean that they will be in touch with all of their needs, let alone do what they can to meet them. Instead, they can only be in touch with a few of their needs and they might not always do what they can to meet these needs. 

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Was A Mother-Enmeshed Man Brought Up To Be An Extension Of His Mother?

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Written on February 1​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

A man can be in a position where he not only focuses on his mother and ignores himself but he can be comfortable with this. He can have the sense that he is doing the right thing by being there for her.

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Narcissistic Mothers: Can A Man Feel Worthless If Had A Narcissistic Mother?

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Written on January ​31, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

What a man may find, if he were to step back and reflect on his life, is that he often feels low and depressed. He could find that this is because he doesn’t feel good about himself and doesn’t believe this will ever change.  

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Is A Mother-Enmeshed Mans Survival Attached To His Mother?

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Written on January 30​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man is in a position where he is focused on and does a lot for his mother, he is unlikely to have a life that is very fulfilling. The reason for this is that a number of his needs will seldom if ever be met.

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone’s Connection To Their Emotional Self Be Severed If They Experienced Early Deprivation?

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Written on January 29​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Even though someone has a mental, emotional and instinctual self, it doesn’t mean that they are generally in touch with each of these parts. In general, they can be in touch with what is going on for them at a mental level but that’s about it. 

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Relationships: Why Would A Man End Up With A Narcissistic Woman?

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Written on January 26​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

Even if a woman has the tendency to see other people as an extension of herself and lacks empathy, it doesn’t mean that a man will realise this. Due to this, if a man ends up dating or being in a relationship with her, he can be in for a big surprise.

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Mother-Enmeshed Women: What Is A Mother-Enmeshed Woman?

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Written on January 24​, 2025

Category: Women's Psychology

What a woman may find, if she were to step back and reflect on her life, is that even though she is a grown woman, she doesn’t act like one. Instead, she is more like a little girl who is dependent on her mother and incapable of living her own life. 

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Treat Themselves Like An Object If Their Parent Treated Them Like One?

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Written on January 24​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Even though someone is a human being who has needs and feelings, it doesn’t mean that they will act like one. Instead, they can act more like a machine that exists to perform one or a number of functions.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Is A Mother-Enmeshed Mans Mother A Reflection Of What He Needs To Resolve?

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Written on January 23​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man is in a position where he spends a lot of time doing things for his mother and neglects himself, he could believe that his mother is the problem. Therefore, if it wasn’t for her, he would be able to live his own life. 

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Need To Reclaim Their Voice If They Experienced Early Deprivation?

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Written on January 22​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

What someone may find, if they step back and reflect on their life, is that they tend to keep their thoughts and feelings to themselves. Along with this, they can see that they typically do what other people want and what they think they want.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Have Throat Problems?

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Written on January ​21, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

For a little while now, someone may have had issues with their throat. So, they might often have a sore throat, find it hard to swallow and have tension in their neck. 

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Is A Mother-Enmeshed Mans Mother Embodying The Neediness That He Had To Disowned?

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Written on January 20​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

When a man is not working, he could often be doing things for his mother. It might not occur to her, either, that there are things that he needs to do and that he might be too busy to do something for her.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Lose Touch With Their Need To Connect  With Others?

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Written on January 20​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Even though someone is an interdependent human being, it doesn’t mean that they will act like one. Instead, they can typically act as though they don’t need others and are completely independent.

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man Find It Hard To Attach To A Woman If He Had An Emotionally Unstable Mother?

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Written on January 19​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

Over the years, a man may have walked away from a number of women just as things were starting to get serious. Then again, this might have been something that has only taken place on one occasion.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Can A Mother-Enmeshed Man Fall Into Self-Pity?

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Written on January 19​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

What a man may find, if he is overly focused on his mother and neglects himself, is that he has the tendency to feel down. But, as he will spend a lot of time ignoring himself, this is to be expected.

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Early Deprivation: What Can Happen If Someone Had An Emotionally Unavailable Mother?

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Written on January 18​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

At the beginning of someone’s life, they needed a mother who was able to attune to their needs and typically meet them. The reason for this is that they were in a physically and emotionally dependent state.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Would A Mother-Enmeshed Man’s Mothers Higher Self Be Pleased If He Broke Away From Her?

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Written on January ​17, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

What a man may see, if he is overly focused on his mother and is overlooking a number of his own needs is that he has turned his back on himself. It could go further than this, though, as he could see that she expects him to be there for her.

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Child Abuse: Why Would Someone Have Been Abused By Their Parent?

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Written on January 15​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone has come to see that their early years were anything but nurturing, they can wonder why they were treated so badly. However, it might have taken them years to arrive at this point.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Can A Mother-Enmeshed Mans Split-Off Infantile Parts Cause Him To Be Enmeshed?

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Written on January ​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man is caught up in his mother’s world and his own life is being overlooked, he could have well and truly had enough. He could be sick and tired of acting like her parent and abandoning himself.

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man Be Attracted To Women Who Will Betray Him If He Had An Abusive Mother?

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Written on January 13​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

Recently, a man may have found out that the woman he is in a relationship with has cheated on him. Then again, he might have found out that she is having an affair and that this has been going on for a little while.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Is A Mother-Enmeshed Man Carrying Split-Off Infantile Parts?

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Written on January 13​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

Even though a man will be here to live his own life, if he is focused on his mother’s needs and does what he can to please her, this is not going to be possible. His life will be of secondary importance, whilst his mother’s life will be of primary importance.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Is A Mother-Enmeshed Man Stuck In An Emotionally Dependent State?

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Written on January 12​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

What a man could wonder, if he were to see that he is overly focused on his mother and her needs, is why he is like this. He might see that behaving in this way is causing him to neglect himself and his own life.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Is A Mother-Enmeshed Man Trying To Emotionally Attach To His Mother?

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Written on January ​10, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man spends a lot of time doing things for his mother and his own life is not his priority, he is unlikely to have much of a life. This is then going to be different to how it would be if he was there for her from time to time while being focused on his own life.

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man Feel Comfortable With One-Sided Relationships If He Had A Self-Absorbed Mother?

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Written on January 9​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man were to step back and reflect on his life, what he may find is that he has the tendency to be in relationships that are out of balance. These will then be relationships where he is giving a lot but receiving very little.

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man Feel Uncomfortable Being Treated Well By Women If He Had An Abusive Mother?

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Written on January 8​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

What a man may see is that when he is treated well by a woman, he ends up feeling uncomfortable. As a result of this, he can wonder why he is unable to feel at ease when this takes place.

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man Have A Negative View Of Himself If He Had An Abusive Mother?

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Written on January ​6, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man were to talk to another person about how he sees himself, they could struggle to understand why he sees himself in this way. The reason for this is that he could believe that he is worthless and unlovable. 

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Stop Someone’s From Being Able To Embrace Life?

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Written on January ​5, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

What someone may find, if they were to step back and reflect on their life, is that they have the tendency to live a very restrictive life. This can mean that they have had the same job or done the same thing for years, might rarely venture beyond where they live, and when they see their friends, they could typically do the same thing.

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True Self: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Hide Their True Self?

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Written on January 3​, 2025

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone were to take a step back and reflect on how they behave, what might soon enter their mind is that they have the inclination to play a role when they are around others. So, this could mean that they typically come across as easy-going and do what they can to please others.

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Music: Can Music Allow Someone To Avoid How They Feel?

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Written on January 2​, 2025

Category: Self Realisation

If someone wanted to listen to music, they could listen to the same style that they listened to last time. Then again, they could listen to a style that is totally different to what they last listened to.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Has A Mother-Enmeshed Mans Mother Created The Perfect Slave?

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Written on January 1​, 2025

Category: Men's Psychology

When a man’s priority is meeting his mother’s needs, not his own, it will show that something is not right. In this case, he will be acting like her parent, which will cause him to neglect himself.

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Relationships: Should A Man Stay Single If He Has A Fear Of Being Abandoned?​

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Written on December ​31, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man were to step back and reflect on his life, what he may see is that he is more or less always in a relationship. So, after he has broken up with a woman, he might only be single for a few weeks or months.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Why Does A Mother-Enmeshed Mans Mother See Him As An Extension Of Herself?

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Written on December 31​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man is in a position where he does a lot for his mother and has the tendency to overlook a number of his needs, he could wonder why he is this way. He could see that by living in this way, he is being deprived.

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​Self-Activation: Can Early Deprivation Stop Someone From Being Able To Activate Themselves?

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Written on December ​30, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Even though someone is an individual with their own needs and, thus, life to lead, it doesn’t mean that they will typically act like one. Instead, they can have the tendency to act as though they are an extension of others.

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man Have The Need To Please Others If He Had An Emotionally Unstable Mother?

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Written on December 30​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

What a man may find, if he were to step back and reflect on his life, is that he has the tendency to focus on other people’s needs and to do what he can to please them. This can be what takes place when he is at work, around friends and is in an intimate relationship.

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Father Wounds: Can A Man Unconsciously Look for A Father Figure If His Father Was Emotionally Unavailable?

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Written on December ​29, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

Even though a man’s childhood will be well and truly behind him, it doesn’t mean that he has fully moved on from this stage of his life. As a result, he can be looking for what he missed out on. 

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​Child Abuse: Can Someone Find It Hard To Assert Themselves If They Were Abused As A Child?  

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Written on December ​27, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone were to take step back and reflect on their life, what they may see is that they have the tendency to be easy going. It will then be normal for them to do what other people want and to ignore their own needs.

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Relationships: Can The Fear Of Abandonment Cause A Man To Stay In An Abusive Relationship?

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Written on December 25​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

At this point in time, a man could be with a woman who is not right for him. Then again, it could go further than this as he could be with a woman who is greatly undermining him.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Engage In Repetition Compulsion?

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Written on December 23​, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect

One or a number of areas of someone’s life might not be very fulfilling. The reason for this is that they might not have been able to make much progress, with them being stuck at the same level.

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Anxiety: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Suffer From Anxiety?

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Written on December 23​, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone were to take a step back and reflect on their life, what they may find is that they often feel anxious. When this takes place, they can feel tense, their breathing rate can increase, and it can be hard for them to think clearly, among other things. 

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Relationships: Why Would A Woman Shame A Man For Expressing How He Feels?

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Written on December 22​, 2024

Category: Women's Psychology

If a woman is in a relationship, what she may find is that she has criticised her boyfriend at least once for opening up about how he feels. Thanks to this, he might have withdrawn and become less available. 

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Early Deprivation: Can The Fear Of Abandonment Stop A Man From Being Able To Assert Himself?

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Written on December 19​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

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What a man may find, if he were to step back and reflect on how he behaves, is that it is hard for him to stand up for and express himself. In fact, he might see that this is something that seldom takes place.

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Emasculation: Why Would A Man Allow A Woman To Emasculate Him?

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Written on December 17​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

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If a man, who is in a relationship, were to think about how his girlfriend typically behaves, he could find that she is not very supportive or respectful. He could see that she has been this way for a while.

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Be Out Of Touch With Part Of Themselves If They Experienced Early Deprivation?

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Written on December 16​, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect

From the outside, someone will look whole and compete, but that doesn’t mean they will be whole and complete on the inside. Said another way, it doesn’t mean they will be in touch with all of their consciousness.

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Have A Fear Of Falling Apart If They Experienced Early Deprivation?

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Written on December ​13, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone were to step back and reflect on their life, what they may find is that it is very repetitive life. So, they could work during the week, go shopping a few times, watch TV in the evening, and perhaps see a friend or two.

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man Fear Intimacy If He Had A Controlling Mother?

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Written on December ​11, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

What a man could find is that even though he wants to have a relationship with a woman, he pulls away from a woman as soon as things get serious. Or, perhaps to be more accurate, this happens as soon as he starts to become emotionally attached to a woman.

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Child Abuse: Can Someone Have A Dysfunctional View Of Relationships If They Were Abused As A Child?

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Written on December 11​, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Right now, someone could be in a relationship that is anything but nourishing and life-affirming. What can be normal is for them to ignore their own needs and do what they can to please their partner.

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Early Deprivation: Can A Woman Be Obsessed With Sex If She Experienced Early Deprivation?

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Written on December 10​, 2024

Category: Women's Psychology

What a woman may find, if she were to reflect on her life is that she spends a lot of time thinking about having sex. Not only this, but she could also spend a lot of time having sex. 

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Self-Rejection: Can A Man Reject Himself If He Experienced Early Deprivation?

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Written on December 9​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

What a man may see, if were to step back and reflect on his life is that he is his own worst enemy. So, he could see that he often talks about doing things but seldom takes the next step.

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​Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Be Very Driven?

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Written on December 8​, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone is practically always on the go and spends a lot of time working on different goals, they could believe that this is just what they are like. Therefore, they will have been born this way. 

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Give A Woman The Need To Be Worshipped?

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Written on December ​6, 2024

Category: Women's Psychology

Nowadays, if a woman wants to be adored and elevated by men, it might not take much effort for her to achieve this goal. For example, she only needs to create a social media profile.

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Child Abuse: Can Someone Believe That They Are Worthless If They Were Abused As A Child?

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Written on December 3​, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Deep down, someone can have the sense that they are worthless. However, even if this is something that is outside of their couscous awareness, it doesn’t mean that it won’t have a big impact on their life.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Is A Mother-Enmeshed Man’s Brain Stopping Him From Being Able To See Clearly?

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Written on November 30​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

If a woman is with a man who is caught up in his mother’s world, she might struggle to understand why he is this way. Not only this but if she has tried to talk to him about this, she might not have gotten very far.

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man Find It Hard To Attach To A Woman If His Mother Was Emotionally Unavailable?

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Written on November 29​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

After a man has been dating a woman for a little while, he can become emotionally attached to her. However, while part of him can feel comfortable with this, another part of him can feel very uncomfortable.

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man Find It Hard To Trust Women If He Had An Abusive Mother?

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Written on November 27​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

Over the years, a man may have been with a number of women who have let him down and even betrayed him. Thanks to this, he might be very cautious when it comes to women.  

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man Hide His True Self If He Had An Emotionally Unavailable Mother? 

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Written on November 26​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

When a man is around others, it can be normal for him to play a role and do what he can to please them. As a result of this, he won’t freely express himself and his own needs will be overlooked. 

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Stop Someone From Feeling Safe Enough To Be In Their Body?

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Written on November 24​, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect

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What can be normal is for someone to live upstairs, in their head. As a result of this, they won’t realise that they are typically out of touch with a big part of them.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Fear That They Will Be Abandoned?

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Written on November 21​, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone were to step back and reflect on their life, what they may find is that they often fear that they will be left and end up alone. It could go further than this, though, as they may have the sense that their life will also come to an end. 

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Be Hyper-Independent?

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Written on November 20​, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone where to step back and reflect on their life, what might soon stand out is that they try to do just about everything by themselves. They could see that this is how they have been for as long as they can remember.

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man Hate Women If He Had A Mother Who Hated Him?

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Written on November 19​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man were to step back and reflect on his life, what might enter his mind is that he doesn’t have a very positive view of women. He could then think about how this is because he has had many experiences with them that haven’t been very positive.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Stop Someone From Being Able To Face Reality?

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Written on November 17​, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Even though one or a number of areas of someone’s life might not be serving them, it doesn’t mean that they will be able to accept this. Instead, they can block out what is going on and continue to behave in the same way.

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Healing: Can Someone’s Unmet Developmental Needs Stop Them From Being Able To Heal?

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Written on November 15​, 2024

Category: Self Realisation

If someone is suffering both mentally and emotionally, and certain areas of their life are not going in the right direction, they can end up reaching out for support. Assuming that this takes place, they can find a therapist or healer to work with.

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Self-Sabotage: Can Someone’s Unmet Developmental Need To Be Loved Cause Them To Sabotage Themselves?

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Written on November ​12, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone’s life is not going in the direction they want, they might believe that there is very little that they can do. The reason for this is that they may have done a number of things over the years to try to change it.

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Father Wounds: Can A Man Have A Strong Need To Impress Others If His Father Was Abusive?

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Written on November 10​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

Over the years, a man may have achieved a lot, but, no matter how much he has achieved, he can have the need to achieve more. Now, one way of looking at this would be to say that this is just part of being human.

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Self-Ownership: Can Someone See Themselves As An Object If They Were Abused As A Child?

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Written on November ​8, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone were to take a step back and reflect on how they behave, what might stand out is that they don’t act like an individual who has their own needs and feelings. Instead, they act like an object that exists to meet other people’s needs.

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Unconsciously Create A Depriving Life If They Experienced Early Deprivation?

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Written on November 7​, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect

There can be the life that someone wants to live and then, there can be the life they have. So, they can want to have a life where they are surrounded by people who value and love them, be in an intimate relationship with someone who also values and loves them, and have a career that is deeply rewarding.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Does A Mother-Enmeshed Man Realise That He Is Sacrificing Himself?

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Written on November ​3, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

Naturally, if a man is focused on his mother and does what he can to meet her needs, it is going to take a lot of his time and energy. This will then mean that he will have less time and energy for himself.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Does A Mother-Enmeshed Man Feel Like His Mother’s Possession?

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Written on October 30​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

What will be clear, if a man’s life revolves around his mother and meeting her needs, is that he is more like an extension for her than a separate being. Consequently, he will be turning his back on himself.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Why Is A Mother-Enmeshed Man Unable To See His Mother Clearly?

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Written on October 30​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man is overly focused on his mother and is neglecting himself in the process, he might be aware of what is going on. As a result of this, he can do what he can to gradually change his life.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Did A Man Become A Mother-Enmeshed Man Because His Father Wasn’t Around?

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Written on October 28​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

After a man has come to see that he is caught up in his mother’s world and is neglecting himself in the process, he can end up looking back on his early years. During this time, he can see that his father was rarely around and even when he was, he was rarely emotionally available.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Has A Mother-Enmeshed Man Been Conditioned To Ignore Himself?

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Written on October ​20, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

Even though a man will have his own needs and life to lead, based on how he behaves, it can be as though he doesn’t have any needs or only a few basic needs and doesn’t have his own life to lead. Due to this, he is going to neglect himself and his own life will pass him by.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Did A Mother-Enmeshed Man’s Mother Have A Fear Of Being Dominated?

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Written on October 16​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

What a man could see, if he is overly focused on his mother, is that his mother undermined both him and his father during his formative years. Thus, instead of doing what she could to build him up and support his father, she did the opposite.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Did A Mother-Enmeshed-Man’s Mother Emasculate His Father?

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Written on October 13​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

One thing that a man could wonder, if he has spent most of his life focused on his mother and pleasing her, is why his father didn’t do anything about this during his formative years. So, he could see that his mother saw him as a parental figure during this stage of his life and essentially used him but he could struggle to understand why his father didn’t step in and put an end to what was going on. 

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Can A Mother Enmeshed-Man’s Mother ‘Play The Victim’?

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Written on October ​12, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man has come to see that he is not living his own life due to how much he does for his mother, he can have the need to speak to her about what he is going through. He can hope that if he talks to her, she will be understanding and supportive.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Should A Mother-Enmeshed Man Stay Single?

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Written on October 10​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

What could be said, if a man is overly focused on his mother and unable to live his own life, is that he should stay single. The main reason for this is that as he is not emotionally available, he is not going to be able to fully be there for a woman.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Is A Mother-Enmeshed Man Being Controlled By His False Self?

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Written on October 9​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man focuses on his mother and ignores his own needs, it is likely to show that something is not right. The reason for this is that he has his own needs and life to lead and is not merely an extension of his mother.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Does A Mother-Enmeshed Man Feel Empty?

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Written on October 8​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

What will be clear is that, if a man is caught up in his mother’s life, he won’t be able to be there for himself. He will be acting more than an extension of her than a separate human being. 

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​Therapy: Can Someone Unconsciously Look Toward A Therapist To Complete Them If They Experienced Early Deprivation?

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Written on October 6​, 2024

Category: Therapy

After struggling mentally and emotionally for quite some time, someone could look for a way to change their inner experience. This can mean that they will look for answers online and/or they could look for a therapist to work with.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Why Would A Mother-Enmeshed Man’s Mother Sabotage His Relationships?

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Written on October 5​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

Not only can a man’s mother expect him to be there for her, but she can also do what she can to make sure that he doesn’t separate from her and have his own life. One of the ways that this can take place is by doing what she can to push away any woman that he dates or has a relationship with.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Why Would A Mother-Enmeshed Man Discard A Woman?

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Written on October 5​, 2024

Category: Women's Psychology

If a man is caught up in his mother’s world, he might not have the time or energy to be in a relationship with a woman. Then again, he might have had a number of relationships over the years.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Why Did A Mother-Enmeshed Man’s Mother Stop Him From Breaking Away?

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Written on October 2​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

Not only can a man be focused on his mother but she can also expect him to be there for her and meet certain needs. From this, it will be clear that she is unable to accept that he has his own needs and life to lead.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Did A Mother-Enmeshed Man’s Mother Stop Him From Breaking Away?

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Written on October 1​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

​If a man acts like an extension of his mother and is not living his own life, it is likely to show that something is not right. As he is separate from her and has his own needs and life to lead, he shouldn’t be behaving in this way. 

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Why Wouldn’t A Mother Enmeshed Man Realise That His Mother Lacks Empathy?

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Written on September ​27, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man is overly focused on his mother and he is fed up with behaving in this way, he could talk to a friend or his girlfriend about what is going on. This can be a time when he will talk about how frustrated and drained he feels.

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Mother Wounds: Can A Man Have A Negative Inner Model Of Women If He Had A Mother Who lacked Empathy?

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Written on September ​24, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man were to think about the experiences that he has had with women over the years, he might soon experience a number of ‘negative’ feelings. This is because he may have been with a number of women who were not very loving.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Did A Mother-Enmeshed Man Have To Develop A Needless False Self?

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Written on September 22​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man is in a position where he is typically focused on a number of his mother’s needs and typically overlooks a number of his own, it can be hard for someone on the outside to understand why he is this way. To them, it can be clear that he is living in the wrong way.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Why Does A Mother-Enmeshed Man’s Mother Believe That She Is Entitled To His Attention?

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Written on September 16​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man is overly focused on his mother and neglects himself, it doesn’t mean that his mother will feel uncomfortable with what is going on. Instead, she can believe that he is behaving in the right way.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Why Did A Mother-Enmeshed Man’s Mother Make Him Into Her Parent?

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Written on September 16​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

Based on how a man is behaving, that’s if he is overly focused on his mother’s needs, is that he is more like her parent than her son. He will then have been born after her but will be as though he was born before her.

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​Mother-Enmeshed Men: Does A Mother-Enmeshed Man’s Mother Have A Narcissistic Defence?

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Written on September ​11, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man has come to see that he is neglecting himself because he is too focused on his mother, he might need to talk to her about what is going on. He might want to explain to her that behaving in this way is not serving him and he no longer wants to do as much for her.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Does A Mother-Enmeshed Man Need To Make “The Unconscious Conscious”?

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Written on September ​10, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

​If a man can see that he is out of balance, due to how caught up he is with his mother’s needs, two things can cross his mind. First, he can wonder why he is this way and, second, if there is anything that he can do to change his life.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Is A Mother-Enmeshed Man An Extension Of His Mother? 

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Written on September ​8, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology
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If a man behaves as though he is merely an extension of his mother, it is going to be clear that he needs to change his behaviour. Ultimately, he is not here to be his mother’s slave; he is here to live his own life.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Did A Mother-Enmeshed Man’s Mother Make Him Into Her Parent?

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Written on September 7​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man were to take a step back and reflect on his life, he may see that he is more like his mothers parent than her son. The reason for this is that he could spend a lot of time doing things for her. 

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Romance Scammers: Why Wouldn’t Someone Be Able To Accept That They Are Talking To A Romance Scammer?

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Written on September ​5, 2024

Category: Social Causes

After one has spoken to a friend or family member on a number of occasions about the person who they are in a relationship with, they could soon come to the conclusion that something isn’t right. This could be because they are with someone who is physically and/or verbally abusive, but, this might not be the case.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Is A Mother-Enmeshed Man Too Traumatised To Separate From His Mother?

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Written on August ​26, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

What is clear is that if a man’s life revolves around his mother, he is not going to be able to live his own life. To use an analogy, it will be as though he is driving a car and instead of driving where he needs to go, he continually follows another car.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Have A Midlife Crisis?

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Written on August 24​, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Now that someone is in their forties or fifties, they could have a deep sense that something is missing. This can mean that certain parts of their life are no longer satisfying, or this could relate to their whole life.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Is A Mother-Enmeshed Man Being Controlled By His Inner Mother?

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Written on August 23​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

As an adult, a man is free to do what is right for him and live his own life. However, if he spends most of his life focused on and doing things for his mother, he is unlikely to realise this.

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Early Deprivation: Why Would Someone’s Parent Have Made Them Into Their Parent?

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Written on August 20​, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect

​ If someone were to take a step back and reflect on how they behave, they may find that they have the inclination to ignore their own needs and be there for others. After this, they might see that they have been this way for as long as they can remember.

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Early Deprivation: What Can Happen If Someone’s Parent Made Them Into Their Parent?

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Written on August ​19, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Even if someone is an adult, it doesn’t mean that they will have actually had a childhood. Of course, there will have been a stage of their life when they were a child but this might have been a stage when they were rarely able to be a child.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Can A Mother-Enmeshed Man Fear That He Would Lose Himself If He Left His Mother?

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Written on August ​17, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man were to see that he is overly focused on his mother and is neglecting himself, he might soon feel the need to spend less time being there for her and more time being there for himself. However, this doesn’t mean that he will just be able to draw the line with her and start living his own life. 

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Early Deprivation: Can Someone Be Out Of Touch With Their True Self If They Had A Parent Who Was Emotionally Blind?

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Written on August 16​, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect
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What someone can find is that they have trouble knowing how they feel and what their needs are. They might see that they have been this way for as long as they can remember.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Is A Mother-Enmeshed Man Trying To Be Seen And Heard By His Mother?

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Written on August 15​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology
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​If a man generally wasn’t seen and heard by his mother during his formative years, it doesn’t mean that he no longer has these needs. He can then be in a position where just about his whole life revolves around his mother and his need to be seen and heard by her. 

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Did A Mother-Enmeshed Man Have To Abandon Himself?

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Written on July 29​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

​​If a woman is with a man who is focused on his mother’s needs and does what he can to please her, she is likely to wonder what is going on. She can struggle to understand why he is behaving in this way. 

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Is A Mother-Enmeshed Man Looking For A Mother Figure?

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Written on July ​27, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

After a woman has been with a man for a while, what might enter her mind is that she is more like his mother than his girlfriend. Now, there can be a variety of reasons as to why she would come to this conclusion. 

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Breakups: Can A Man Punish Himself After A Breakup?

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Written on July 24​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

After a man has experienced a breakup, he can experience a number of different feelings. For example, he can feel angry, sad, helpless, and hopeless and be full of regret,

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Why Would A Mother-Enmeshed Man Want To Save His Mother?

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Written on July 21​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

A man could have a mother who is unwell or he might not but he could still spend a lot of time doing things for her. From the outside, it can be as though she is his daughter and it is his responsibility to take care of her. 

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Can A Mother-Enmeshed Man Have An Idealised View Of His Father?

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Written on July 20​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man were to take a step back and reflect on his life, he could see that he is too focused on his mothers needs and is ignoring a number of his own. He might soon find that this is how he has been for as long as he can remember.

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Is Our Past All Over Our Present?

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Written on July 12, 2024

Category: My Blog

The other day, when I was walking around a city, I saw a number of street names that reflected its medieval past. This was in addition to all of the buildings from this period that were dotted around.

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Football: Did Cristiano Ronaldo “Cry Like A Little Girl” During The Portugal vs. Slovenia Football Match?

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Written on July ​3, 2024

Category: Social Causes

Since the match between Portugal vs. Slovenia in the European football championship, a lot has been said about the emotion that Cristiano Ronaldo expressed after he missed a penalty. Some people have criticised him for crying after he missed a penalty, while others have been supportive.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Does A Mother-Enmeshed Man Need To Realise That His Feeling’s Don’t Always Reflect Realty?

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Written on June 24​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man typically acts as though he is an extension of his mother, behaving in this way is likely to allow him to avoid certain feelings. Thus, as deprived as he is likely to be by living in this way, it will allow him to keep it together and function.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Can False Hope Stop A Mother-Enmeshed Man From Living His Own Life?

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Written on June 4​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology
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On the surface, it can seem as though a man who is focused on his mother and ignores his own life is happy with how things are. This is partly because of how he behaves and what he is likely to say if he is asked why he behaving in this way.  

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Can False Hope Cause A Woman To Stay With A Mother-Enmeshed Man?

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Written on June 3​, 2024

Category: Women's Psychology
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After a woman has come to see that she is with a man who is overly focused on his mother, she could take the time to think about what she needs to do next. This may also involve her talking to a few of her friends about what is going on.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Can A Mother-Enmeshed Man Believe That He Let His Ex Down?

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Written on June 1​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

A few weeks, months or even years ago, a man who is emotionally entangled with his mother might have been in a relationship. He might seldom if ever think about his ex, or he could often think about her.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Did A Mother-Enmeshed Man Experience Womb Trauma?

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Written on May 31​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology
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​​​If a man is in a position where he is unable to live his own life due to how focused he is on his mother, it will be clear that he is out of balance. He will be acting more like an extension of his mother than a separate human being who has his own needs and feelings.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Be Disembodied?

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Written on May 21​, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone doesn’t have a strong connection with their body and their feelings, something significant might need to take place for them to realise this. It might seem strange that they wouldn’t be aware of this. 

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Why Would A Mother-Enmeshed Man Only Blame His Father For What Happened?

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Written on May ​20, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man has come to see that he is neglecting his own life due to how much he does for his mother, he can believe that his father is at fault for how he behaves. He can then be frustrated and even angry about how he lives his life but his mother won’t have played a part.

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Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Create A Disembodied Sense Of Self?

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Written on May 16​, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect

As someone is a human being, it means that they will have a head and a body. And, on the inside, they will have and thoughts, feelings and instincts.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Has A Mother-Enmeshed Man's Masculinity Been Knocked Out Of Him? 

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Written on March 21​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man is in a position where his life revolves around his mother and he neglects himself, it will be clear that he needs to start implementing boundaries. This is the only way that he will be able to reclaim himself.

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Yellowstone: Does Jimmy Go Through An Initiation On Yellowstone?

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Written on March 13​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

In the previous articles that I have written about Yellowstone, I haven’t mentioned Jimmy. However, in the beginning, Jimmy works on the ranch and lives in the bunkhouse, but, as time passes, he ends up going to the 6666 ranch to learn how to be a cowboy.

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: What Does A Mother-Enmeshed Man And His Mother Have In Common?

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Written on March 3​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

If a man is in a position where he spends a lot of time focusing on and doing things for his mother, his own life is going to be neglected. What this comes down to is that he only has so much time and energy.

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Emotional Eating: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Engage In Emotional Eating?

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Written on February 7​, 2024

Category: Abuse And Neglect

What someone may find, if they were to step back and reflect on their life, is that they have the tendency to eat when they are emotionally unsettled. This can be something that takes place every now and then.

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Self-Punishment: Is Kayce From Yellowstone Punishing Himself?

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Written on January ​27, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

In the article that I wrote about Yellowstone titled, ‘Can Someone Learn About Enmeshment By Watching Yellowstone?’, I briefly spoke about John’s youngest son, Kayce. I said that he was a loose cannon, and, in addition to the drama in his life, he was inches away from being killed or ending up in prison. 

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Mother-Enmeshed Men: Was A Mother-Enmeshed Mans Mother Too Enmeshed To Allow Him To Separate From Her?

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Written on January 4​, 2024

Category: Men's Psychology

One thing that can plague a man’s mind, if he has come to see that he was unable to attach to his mother, develop a strong sense of self and then break away from her, is why this process didn’t take place. He can feel angry, enraged and deeply betrayed.

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Brands: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Worship A Brand?

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Written on December 24​, 2023

Category: Abuse And Neglect

For many, many years, someone may have spent a fair amount of their money on certain or several clothes brands. Assuming that it is one brand, this is then going to be a brand that they greatly value.

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Social Media: Can Someone Use Social Media To Try To Be Loved If They Experienced Early Deprivation? 

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Written on December 17​, 2023

Category: Abuse And Neglect

What can be normal is for someone to spend a fair amount of time using one or several social media sites. This can be somewhere they primarily browse and don’t share a great deal about themselves.

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Struggle: Can Early Deprivation Give Someone The Need To Struggle?  

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Written on November 27​, 2023

Category: Abuse And Neglect

If someone were to step back and reflect on their life, what they might see is that just about every area of their life is one big battle. Due to this, they will be used to putting in a lot of effort while getting very little in return.

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Early Deprivation: Can It Be Like Waking Up From A Coma When Someone Reconnects To Their Unmet Developmental Needs?

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Written on September 10, 2023

Category: Abuse And Neglect

Deep down, in their unconscious mind, someone can carry numerous unmet developmental needs. But, because they are outside of their conscious awareness, this won’t be something that they are aware of. 

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