Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Spiritualizing Eating
Checking up on him Sleeping
Not being able to separate Negative Self-talk
Controlling Fantasy/Escaping
No Sex/ Hypersexual Self-Pity
Changing boundaries Isolation
Shaming Uglifying
Rages Avoidance
Scoping out women TV
Pretending in a perfect marriage Shopping
Sarcasm Dissociation
Hitting Him Stuffing Anger
Using his problems not to deal Seductive dress
with my feelings Romance/Erotica Novels
Reinforcing fears of abandonment Poor Choices
Spiritualizing or rationalizing Inflicting pain on self
staying when he’s not recovering Crying
Lying Passivity
Cursing Frumpifying
Alcohol Overworking/working longer
Focus on children Focus on the future
Internet relationships Over Entertaining
Reading Sports
Volunteering Porn/masturbation
Emotional Affair Outside sexual activity
Intimacy Anorexica Acting In
W/H love- affection
W/H praise and appreciation from partner
Control or create distance with silence and anger
Ongoing or ungrounded criticism
W/H sex or disconnected during sex
W/H spiritual connection
W/H authentic feelings
Staying Busy to avoid time with partner
Blame your spouse not taking responsibility for your part of conflict
Control or shame with money issues