Treatment Issue Addressed: Relationship Issues

Relationship issues develop when conscious and unconscious expectations are not met by someone and unhealthy communication patterns exist. People have a tendency to choose relationships with people who have a similar level of psychological baggage. For example, a person may try to work out past feelings of rejection from a parent by choosing a partner with similar characteristics as their parent. The same old issues of life are replayed because it feels comfortable. At some level, confirming the old identity issue is played out.