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• How To Recover From A Narcissistic Mother
  on Jan 5, 2017 in Self Esteem emotional abandonment mother issues narcissistic mother
  Narcissistic Mothers Turned Their Back On Our Feelings When We Were Upset Growing up with a narcissistic mother can be a complete disaster for a growing boy's of self, self-confidence, and future adult relationships. Narcissists are essentially chil...
• Ten Signs That You Had A Narcissistic Mother
  on Jan 4, 2017 in Relationships assertiveness boundaries emotional healing mother issues narcissistic mother
  I had a narcissistic mother and it was a complete disaster for my boyhood sense of self-confidence and the way I saw myself as I grew into a man. A narcissistic mother can leave deep emotional and psychological wounds that get triggered in our daily...
• Why Confidence Was the Best Drug Rehabilitation: A Recovering Addict Shares His Story
  on Dec 27, 2016 in Self Esteem drug addiction recovery rehabilitation
  Many of us struggle with self-confidence issues, but for some that anxiety can lead us down a dangerous path; we might drink a little extra liquid courage or experiment with an illicit substance in an effort to feel more accepted. But what begins as...
• My Plan For Next Year: Become A Rock Star
  on Dec 23, 2016 in Life Skills guitar music rock star
  One of the activities that I recommend in The Confident Man Program Guide is to learn to play a musical instrument. There are a whole host of benefits to doing this beyond simply being able to play music: You also learn a whole bunch of life success...
• How To Put Your Mother In Her Rightful Place
  on Dec 22, 2016 in Family assertiveness mother issues victim mentality
  I was visiting my parent's place on the weekend and seeing some relatives from interstate who I don't often get the chance to hang out with. At one point we were all sitting in the lounge room listening to my father describe the apocalyptic nightmare...
• Do You Feel Guilty About Being Angry With Your Parents?
  on Nov 28, 2016 in Relationships anger assertiveness boundaries critical mother nonviolent communication
  I grew up in a family where emotions weren't expressed cleanly; especially challenging emotions like anger. Everyone feels angry from time to time, but growing up I got the sense that there was something wrong with this basic human emotion because no...
• How To Heal Your Mother Issues
  on Nov 27, 2016 in Masculinity anger anxiety assertiveness emotional maturity fear of conflict growing up mother issues separation anxiety systematic desensitization
  Many men have mother issues that undermine our self-confidence by stopping us from really growing up and fulfilling our true potential. Unresolved mother issues cause us to remain emotionally and developmentally immature; a boy in a man's body. If w...
• How To Overcome The Fear Of Going To Hell
  on Nov 7, 2016 in Spirituality anxiety atheism Christianity heaven hell morality religion
  I recently got a question via email from someone who was starting to question her religion, related to my story about How (and Why) I Went From Christian to Atheist, and wanted to know how to overcome her fear of going to hell. Are you afraid of goi...
• Is My Therapy Going Right?
  on Nov 2, 2016 in Therapy anxiety depression emotional healing life coaching psychoanalysis therapy
  I got a question via email last week about how to tell when therapy is working. Here it is, along with my answer: I have been in psychoanalysis to treat emotional abuse for 4 years now, and am still in a really bad place. I exploded in anger and stop...
• Overcoming The Fear Of Being Assertive With Strangers
  on Oct 31, 2016 in Assertiveness fear of conflict fear of strangers overcoming passivity overcoming submissiveness social anxiety
  I want to share with you a recent victory I had over the fear of being assertive with strangers, and why it's so significant for me. A few days ago I was sitting on a bench seat in a popular park down by the beach near where I live, reading a book wr...

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