Many people struggle with the ability to mentalize—to understand and reflect on what others are thinking or feeling—especially if they grew up with caregivers who expressed envy, hostility, or passive aggression. This blog explores why the minds of others can feel dangerous, how trauma can lead to either emotional shutdown or hyper-mentalizing, and why facing the truth about our early relationships is essential for breaking painful patterns and forming healthier connections.

When the Mind of the Other Feels Dangerous: Why Some of Us Struggle to Understand What Others Feelmirel2025-07-17T21:48:25+00:00

11 07, 2025

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mirel2025-07-11T22:38:38+00:00

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Тестовая публикация c68811mirel2025-07-11T22:38:38+00:00

29 06, 2025

When Ordinary Feels Empty: Understanding the Craving for Intensity

mirel2025-06-29T17:42:43+00:00

For many people, intensity isn’t just exciting—it can feel necessary to feel alive. Some people feel shame over this or believe it means they’re addicted to drama, trauma, or pain. There is some truth to this, but we need to frame it […]

When Ordinary Feels Empty: Understanding the Craving for Intensitymirel2025-06-29T17:42:43+00:00

22 06, 2025

The Sadistic Internal Figure: How Longing Can Distort the Mind

mirel2025-06-22T17:35:55+00:00

It’s strange how quickly the people we love can turn into monsters in our minds—especially when we’re waiting, needing, or not getting what we long for.

One moment, someone feels warm and safe. The next, they seem cold, distant, withholding. And […]

The Sadistic Internal Figure: How Longing Can Distort the Mindmirel2025-06-22T17:35:55+00:00

21 05, 2025

Whose Desire Are You Carrying?”

mirel2025-05-21T17:54:17+00:00

Many of us live our lives chasing something—a kind of fulfillment, recognition, achievement, or type of partner or friend- without realizing that the thing we’re after might not be ours to begin with.

Unconsciously, we often absorb […]

Whose Desire Are You Carrying?”mirel2025-05-21T17:54:17+00:00

16 05, 2025

How Therapy Can Detoxify Shame

mirel2025-05-16T21:08:21+00:00

Each of us carries secret, private thoughts or moments we feel embarrassed or ashamed about—sometimes for deeply personal, idiosyncratic reasons. And yet, when we dare to share those hidden parts of ourselves with another person, and they’re not only accepted, but affirmed, it […]

How Therapy Can Detoxify Shamemirel2025-05-16T21:08:21+00:00

11 05, 2025

Why Giving Love Can Feel Harder Than Receiving It

mirel2025-05-11T04:14:45+00:00

Fairbairn observed that children don’t just need to be loved—they also need to feel their love is received. This idea touches on something important but often overlooked: giving love can be a more vulnerable act than searching for or needing love.

Why Giving Love Can Feel Harder Than Receiving Itmirel2025-05-11T04:14:45+00:00

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