Monday, December 21, 2009

living together - couples guide - pyschology today

Living together and dealing with bad habits.

We treat every action, deliberate or accident, conscious or subconscious as a personal slight. - a sign the other person doesnt care about us.

- its not deliberate, the behaviours such as leaving dirty socks around or not washing the dishes, is most of the time mindless behaviour, automatic behaviour that are habitual and self focused without taking the other person into account.

- When we dont get what we want, we interpret it as "You dont love me enough"

"pattern interrupt"? breaking the negative state of mind with with an action that halts the hurtful behaviour instantly.

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