Tag: conversations
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Psychology Explains Why Bullies Control Conversations In A Relationship
Do you know a bully who uses manipulation to control conversations and silence others? Is your partner one of these toxic people? Our understanding of abuse and abusers goes further and further every day. As times change, we’ve learned about toxic relationships and how abusers control conversations, prey on their victims, and enact their will…
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Psychology Explains 3 Ways Your Phone Can Hurt a Relationship
Phones can hurt your relationship, but everyone is very attached to their phones. Whether checking work emails, scrolling through social media, texting a friend, or playing a game, phones have made it difficult to put them down and spend even a moment without our eyes trained on them. This connectivity doesn’t seem so bad on…
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15 Reasons Long Talks Are So Important in a Relationship
In your relationship, it’s probably easy to talk about lots of mundane topics, like what you want to do over the weekend or what you’re having for dinner tonight. Your life becomes your daily focus and the big topic of most conversations. As crucial as discussing everyday things, you must value long, in-depth discussions for…
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9 Effective Ways To Have Better Group Conversations
Talking to people in a group sounds like the most natural thing, but stop considering it sometimes daunting. It can get loud when people compete to speak over each other, while some who thought they’d join in give up in frustration. You can constantly be piping up, interjecting here and there while all the thoughts…
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5 Signs You’re Dealing With a Narcopath (And How To Guard Yourself)
You’ve probably heard of a narcissistic person or a sociopath, but what happens when the two of these issues combine into one person? Meet the narcopath. It’s a relatively new psychological term that combines the dangerous mix of two mental health disorders that brings both violent and sadistic traits together. Understanding the Narcopath Though the…