What is spiritual bypassing? Many people use spirituality to avoid difficult feelings and problems. They meditate to push away anger, take refuge in yoga to avoid confrontations, or try to attract abundance with manifestation techniques instead of addressing their financial problems. This is called spiritual bypassing. Psychotherapist John Welwood noted in the 1980s that spirituality […]
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Yukiran- is a prefix used to describe orientations or identities that center around attraction or connection to mostly feminine genders, with some degree of attraction or connection to androgynous and masculine genders. The term Yukiran- provides a way to articulate the nuanced experience of having preferences that lean toward femininity while still acknowledging attraction or
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Yurikansexual describes someone whose sexual attraction is predominantly directed toward feminine genders while also encompassing a lesser degree of attraction toward androgynous and masculine genders. The term highlights a pattern of sexual attraction that is centered on femininity but recognizes the individual’s capacity to feel attraction beyond that primary focus. Carlos always knew that his
Demisexualspike describes someone who is typically demisexual—only experiencing sexual attraction after forming a deep emotional bond—but who occasionally and rarely experiences sudden, unexpected spikes of sexual attraction without needing an emotional connection. These spikes are usually short-lived and do not align with their usual patterns of attraction. Despite these rare instances, a demisexualspike individual still
You chose the right counselor, you dealt with your initial issues and now you are in love with your therapist. If this has happened to you, you are not the only one. Many people fall in love with their psychiatrist or psychologist during their treatment. A good therapist will provide a safe haven to reveal
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The term “daddy issues” is widely used. It has become a catch-all term to describe almost everything a woman does when it comes to sex and relationships: if she ejaculates “too fast,” if she can’t have an orgasm, if she seeks reassurance or wants to be protected, if she prefers older men, likes to be
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Splitting is a defense mechanism in which you view something, someone, or yourself as “all good” or “all bad.” A person who splits sees the world in terms of black or white, all or nothing. It is an inability to integrate positives and negatives into one whole; often you alternately idealize and devalue something or
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Psychology is a very broad scientific movement and consists of many specializations. Each of these specializations has been strengthened over the years by research that proved or disproved theories and hypotheses. Thousands upon thousands of studies are completed each year in psychology, but there are a handful that have had a lasting impact. Some of
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The prefix Demi- describes someone who only feels attraction after forming a deep emotional bond with another person. The word comes from the English word “half,” meaning that attraction doesn’t happen right away but needs a strong connection first. This can apply to different types of attraction, like romantic, platonic, or sexual. The time it
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Abro- is an orientation prefix describing individuals with a fluid sexual orientation that may shift between different orientations, including multisexual, homosexual, allosexual, asexual, and more. The prefix “abro” may come from the Greek word ἁβρός, meaning graceful, delicate, or pretty, alluding to the fluid and graceful movement of one’s orientation. For some abrosexual individuals, these
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