Pretending that it can be when it can’t is how people break their hearts. – Elvin Semrad Relentless hope can be a defense mechanism, a shield against confronting painful truths. We see this in relationships with narcissists, where victims cling to the possibility of change despite evidence to the contrary. This phenomenon extends beyond relationships....Read More

What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?        -Thomas a Kempis, medieval author, died 1491  In 1844, Kierkegaard described anxiety as the ‘dizziness of freedom’ – the dizzying effect of looking into the boundlessness of possibilities. Anxiety involves apprehension, tension, or uneasiness stemming from the anticipation of...Read More