Licking the Razor's Edge (2015)
Recognizing the hidden addictions that bind you, … to then set your True Self free
Recognizing the hidden addictions that bind you,
… to then set your True Self free
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*Are you afraid of bring hurt by your partner, or maybe you less-than-forthrightly “walk<br />
on eggshells” to keep from hurting <strong>the</strong>m?<br />
*Do you believe in establishing “healthy boundaries” for your relationship, and do you<br />
strive to establish <strong>the</strong> same?<br />
*Do you argue with your partner more than a few times a month? Are disagreements<br />
respectful between you when <strong>the</strong>y do occur?<br />
*Do you criticize your partner’s actions, or does he/she criticize you, more than once a<br />
month?<br />
*Do you ever feel pressures to be physically intimate with your partner?<br />
*Do you and your partner ever “act lovingly” in public when we actually are not getting<br />
along?<br />
*Do you complain about your partner’s failings to your friends?<br />
*Do you find yourself regularly yearning for <strong>the</strong> presence of your Beloved, or maybe<br />
regularly avoiding <strong>the</strong> same (instead of simply enjoying who you with, where you already<br />
are)?<br />
*Are you regularly concerned about not pleasing your partner enough, about not being<br />
“good enough” for him/her, &/or about “making him/her happy”?<br />
*Do you crave appreciation, or maybe withhold expressions of <strong>the</strong> same? Do you fish for<br />
compliments, or say “I love you” just to hear it said back to you?<br />
*Do you feel taken for granted or under-appreciated?<br />
*Do you feel pressured to Love or annoyed with your partner’s neediness?<br />
*Do you get angry or frustrated with your partner more than once a week?<br />
*Do you engage in passive-aggressive behaviors with your partner (e.g. scathing sarcasm,<br />
vague communication, regularly being late &/or forgetting to do things, conveniently<br />
forgetting past agreements or discussions, creating chaos, making excuses or rationalizing<br />
disrespectful behaviors, sulking, blaming your partner for your own failings/unhappiness,<br />
silently resenting <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r’s requests, complaining about being taken for granted,<br />
refusing to compromise or agree, becoming cynical about your relationship, masking<br />
your hostility with humor, etc)?<br />
*Do you regularly crave physical intimacy? Do you regularly withdraw from physical<br />
gentleness?<br />
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