Tag: Secrets

• Victim Love Style in Marriage And FMTM Linkup

  

  Here at Messy Marriage, I’ve talked about a “Victim Mentality” a lot over the years, but this isn’t necessarily what I’m talking about today. A victim mentality can develop in any person’s life regardless of their love style. A victim mentality is a fixation on a real or supposed victimizer in one’s life, feeling helpless…

  BethSteffaniak

  November 29, 2016

  Abuse, Accountability, Addictions, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Codependency, Conflict, Emotions, Fear, From Messes to Messages Linkup, Openness, Pain, Parenthood, Prayer, Self-deception, Self-Protection, Toxic Baggage, Victim, Victim Mentality, Vulnerability, Withdrawal, Wounds

  Abuse, Addictions, Anxiety, Avoidance, Compliant, Detached, Fears, Prayer, Prayer journaling, Secrets, Victim, Vulnerability

• Why Confession is Worth the Risk! And WW Linkup!

  

  I’m currently conducting a survey with men {or husbands in particular} that asks, What makes opening up and confessing to a mate or girlfriend so difficult? I only have a small number who’ve responded so far, but the answers to this one question have revealed a glaringly apparent fear of rejection. The sad fact is…

  BethSteffaniak

  May 12, 2015

  Alienation, Anger, Apologies, Attitude, Authenticity, Bonding, Confession, Confessional Culture, Conflict, Denial, Encouragement, False Beliefs, Guilt, Humility, Negative Self-Talk, Responsibility, Self-Protection, Trust, Truth, Unity, Vulnerability, Wedded Wednesday

  Apologies, Authenticity, Bonding, Confession, Denial, False Beliefs, Secrets