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18 Habits from Childhood That Affect Our Relationships Now

The patterns we learn and working around them is part of a fresh new approach to couples therapy. Which schemas sound like you?
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Mistrust/Abuse
Those who feel that they cannot let their guard down in the presence of other people, or else that person will intentionally hurt them. If someone acts nicely toward them, they assume that he/she must be after something.
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From the September 2007 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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