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Relationship
Issues for Men
Only until a couple of centuries ago, arranged marriages were the norm, designed to unite families and ensure inheritance lines. But relationships in the modern world are abound with choice, and we’re meant to trust our feelings, rather than do what we’re told by our family, when choosing the right partner. Cue the relationship issues.
We’re not taught how to recognize our feelings of attraction, how to pick the right mate or even how a healthy relationship works. Instead, we’re expected to figure things out as we go. For some of us, this means relying on what we experienced in childhood, where the love we received wasn’t necessarily about care and tenderness, leading to toxic relationships in the future. For others, this means we have some okay-ish relationships, but we’re left wondering if we’re with the right person or doing the right thing concerning parenthood, communication, and expressing love.
Rather than continuing to fall for the wrong person, being perpetually unhappy, or questioning if we’re doing the right things in our relationships, we can work with a professional through counselling for men to learn what type of person is right for us, shift our perception of what a meaningful relationship should be, and teach us how to be better partners.
Signs of an Unhealthy Relationship
An unhealthy relationship is when one or both partners are emotionally and/or physically damaging to another. It can cause stress, anxiety, depression, or grief, which in turn can negatively impact your physical and mental wellbeing in a number of ways:
01 Physical
- Feeling tired and drained
- Frequent illnesses
- Headaches
- General aches and pains
- Changes in appetite
- Sexual dysfunction
02 Behavioural & Emotional
- Feeling insecure
- Self-centred behaviour
- Controlling, dominating
- Hostile atmosphere
- Resigned, checked-out
- Anxiety or depression
- Substance abuse
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Dealing with Relationship Issues
Relationship issues are fixable with the right guidance. To help you manage your expectations about love and relationships, we first need to look at the cause of your discontent, which might be entrenched in your childhood experiences and the need to find someone who gives you love that is familiar, rather than what’s optimal for your personality. We’ll then use counselling and coaching to work together and create a set of tools that you can take away and use in your relationship.
1 in 3
1 in 3 teens will be in an abusive or unhealthy dating relationship.
- Do Something.org
51 %
51 percent of men have felt fearful or uncomfortable in their current relationship.
- Mental Help
39 %
The suicide risk for an unmarried man is 39 percent higher than a married man.
- Psych Central
Take your counsellor with you, wherever you go. Video link from your phone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer. Or, just call in if you prefer.
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