7 Communication Mistakes That Ruin Relationships! |Shannon Petrovich LCSW

[@theforeigner6988]

This is very well put. Thank you very much. Very helpful

[@avahsieh4645]

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[@denisf.1744]

Hi Shannon,I say good video which could be a wakeup call for many that might finally realize lack of comunication is a real cause of separation which eventually leads to frustration,and then perhaps anger because of primary misunderstandings of differences of opinions,and then least to say people never get together,thank you,love Denny😘🙏

[@spindrifter7519]

Excellent succinct advice. My wife, who I've just left, was never wrong, never at fault, never sorry and always had to have her own way. She even bragged about it. How many times has she told friends "we discuss things and eventually he comes around to my way of thinking". I raised this issues multiple times but she would shut me down with rage & she'd give me the Silent Treatment for weeks. I was going crazy and losing myself. I left knowing I went the extra mile but some people simply cannot or will not see that inequality is not the basis of a happy Marriage

[@melodymacken9788]

I'm so sorry this happened to you. Life is difficult enough without this going on. Well done for walking away. Best wishes from New Zealand.

[@mannyhood6024]

From your statement, it sounds like you fault her 100%. What was your part? When a relationahip ends, it is NEVER all the fault of 1 person. That would make you a victim, and I doubt she held a gun to your head the whole time.

[@DonBrowning03]

Totally amazing!

[@TherapistTalks]

Thanks Don, glad it was helpful:) Best, Shannon

[@amac2573]

I was very lucky with my former Partner...very honest, kind to me and had a great sense of humour. Said to me that they didn't see our relationship lasting long term and they were right. I haven't seen them in a long time, but I hope they are happy and with someone who is good to them and for them.

[@MarkRyanNZ]

Happened to me as well. My ex who had BPD opened up to me that she will ruin my life and it's better that I leave or else I will have to deal with her constant outbursts and emotional rollercoaster.

[@amac2573]

@@MarkRyanNZ Sounds like she cared enough about you to want to protect you from herself. I hope for her that she finds ways to manage her life and be happy, however I know that can take a lot of work and soul searching. For yourself, I wish you much happiness and Good Luck!

[@gwendolynwehage6336]

Thank you, thank you!!!!! Character is the most important, this is true!!!!!

[@m.f.richardson1602]

Thank you 💝 Not in a realship

[@m.f.richardson1602]

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[@pjeanettemariejonesnavarro1898]

Thank you😏

[@TherapistTalks]

You're welcome, PJeanette, glad it was helpful! Best to you, Shannon

[@Lola-mt1ne]

I liked that this video addresses the person who isn't taking responsibility in the relationship. It is hopeful to think that they will actually listen, though.

[@shantilove3768]

My partner has no empathy for my feelings and disrespects my boundaries. We have argued every conversation for the past 3 weeks. He puts his relationships with his friends ahead of our relationship because we are in a new relationship so I feel worried that I can't compete with his established connections. When I try to discuss my feelings and needs, he dismisses them and focuses his attention back on to himself. This makes me feel disconnected and unimportant. I think the writing is on the wall.

[@TherapistTalks]

Save yourself and get out now; there is nothing in what you've just written that promises anything but heartache and the longer you stay to try to make it work, the harder it becomes to break the trauma-bonding we naturally fall into. The video, "My Empathy is Killing Me," and "Developing a Trustworthy Creep-o-Meter" may be helpful. Best to you, Shannon

[@shantilove3768]

@@TherapistTalks Thankyou Shannon 💜

[@toothdoc215]

How do you talk to your teenagers who are like their narcissistic father?

[@TherapistTalks]

Very challenging; I'm sorry you're going through this. This may be a topic for another video and may be too much for me to address here, as it depends on the age of the teen. I've done a couple of videos on "The Journalist Method of Dealing With Narcissists", and "How to Stand Up for Yourself with a Narcissist". The difficulty is you're still parenting so you have to be your usual loving-mother self when your teen is in healthier mode of communicating with you, and shift into Journalist when they are being narcissistic. Hope this helps. Best, Shannon

[@daviddolan4033]

I must agree 100% But same time I look back at my disaster and why the unfair divorce settlement still leaves me one happier man! Also to hear what you offer and my thinking back I must have did the right things based on regaining that which was lost. Then I sink in with a sick minded narc?? Then why am I here today to learn!!! So to learn is key. A relationship takes two willing and perhaps capable healthy people to be present... This video drives home that with all my facts considered I did the right thing for me. Had enough of that Narc life especially as she elevated things to newer highs of Evil.