Relationship problems
Human beings are social animals and they stay in touch and create bonds with other people. Relationships with others can satisfy our needs, but also be the source of considerable suffering.
We can experience problems in very close relations (relationship, family), as well as in those that are more distant. Commonly reported difficulties in relationships include:
- difficult emotions – anger, guilt, jealousy, fear, sadness;
- frequent conflicts, quarrels;
- difficulties in communicating emotions and needs, or understanding them in partners;
- trust problems, suspicion;
- experiencing mental, physical and emotional abuse from the partner;
- the feeling of distancing oneself in a relationship, feeling of loneliness; feeling neglected, unimportant;
- fear of breaking up;
- problems in sexual relationship.
It is not a coincidence that the books and training courses on assertiveness are so popular. In various social contacts, we may experience problems such as:
- setting boundaries to other people;setting boundaries to other people;
- problems with communication, reaching a compromise;
- fear of making contact, avoiding interactions;
- problems with expressing opinions, needs and expectations;
- problems with refusal;
- problems with receiving criticism and evaluation;
At psychotherapy we can acquire social skills that will help us deal with the abovementioned problems. The therapy also aims at changing the dysfunctional cognitive patterns that may affect our behaviour in relationships with people.
