PIVOT Blog

The Ambivalent In Relationship – Anxiety and Avoidance

When it comes to unhealthy relationships, the most common types of people are: those who desperately cling on out of unmet longing from childhood wounds (the Anxious), and those who avoid connection from being engulfed or feeling unsafe from childhood...

Vital Aspects to Consider Before Separating

To some people, separation may sound like a perfect solution when you feel stuck and don't know what to do about your relationship. It could be an opportunity to take some time off and get a new perspective on things....

Temptation In Relationships: Why It Happens & How To Resist It

Adultery, cheating, having a wandering eye… Whatever you may call it, many people consider it a deal breaker in a committed monogamous relationship. Monogamy is all about focusing your romantic feelings on one person, and infidelity can irrevocably endanger this...

What Is Attachment Dysregulation? (Formerly Known As Love Addiction)

If you’ve ever felt like the world was coming to an end, depressed or in despair when you’ve let go of a relationship, then you may have experienced withdrawal, or what the Behavioral Health industry has been calling “Love Addiction.”...

Love Withdrawal is a Painful and Destabilizing Experience

If you’ve been in love before, you probably know the feeling of being on a “high.” However, if your partner leaves you and the romantic relationship ends abruptly, then you may experience extreme “lows,” which are physically and emotionally painful....