And this is the case in relationships for a lot of things. If you don't put things out on the table and talk about them, then the only option is for both of you to make assumptions.

If you don't talk about why you did something or why you acted a certain way or blah blah blah then you could only

make assumptions and guesses at it which can be really dangerous because a lot of

times we misinterpret things we're human we don't exactly see things as pure fact.

We interpret it through the lens of what we're already feeling inside.

Hey everybody, before we start the show,

I want to make a couple disclaimers.

This show does cover a wide variety of topics related to

mental health and life in general and some of those could be sensitive for you. I

want to simultaneously encourage you to be brave in consuming difficult content

but also respect and recognize your limitations.

So please use your best judgment.

I will never be offended if you need to skip a question or an episode entirely, but feel free

to feel it out, check out the episode and just see what happens if you

need to skip that's okay but you know feel free to give it a shot first I also

need to say that while I am a psychologist I'm not your psychologist and I'm not

your therapist.

This is not intended to be direct medical advice

and you should not use this as a substitute for professional help.

So with those said, let's go ahead and get into the show. All right, hello friends of all varieties, this is the Hardcore Self-Help

Podcast episode 156. I'm your host Dr. Robert Duff, aka Duff the Psych. I make

mental health content for real people just like you and today I just have a

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