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I Want This to Work: An Inclusive Guide to Navigating the Most Difficult Relationship Issues We Face in the Modern Age
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Differentiation is the ability to maintain your sense of self when you are emotionally and/or physically close to others— especially as they become increasingly important to you.
Differentiation permits you to maintain your own course when lovers, friends, and family pressure you to agree and con-form. Well-differentiated people can agree without
... See moreWhen we feel neediness, haunted by a need that cannot be satisfied, we apply the same 4A approach. We admit or acknowledge that our need is a relic from the past, and we seek to identify it. We recall and allow ourselves to feel the pain associated with its nonfulfillment. We are careful not to be overwhelmed by how much pain we let ourselves feel,
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ways to navigate that conflict effectively.







