Your Marriage is on Shaky Ground - Why You Should Get Counseling
Marriage is wonderful.
Meeting, falling in love and making a commitment to one another all come with that "m" word.
What happens when the honeymoon feeling wears off? A realization comes that marriage is not perfect, it is not as fun as originally anticipated and is falling apart.
Divorce rates are higher than they have been in the past.
Fifty (50) percent of first marriages end in divorce, sixty-seven (67) percent of second marriages end in divorce and seventy-four (74) percent of third marriages end in divorce.
Statistics also show that both men and women ages 20-24 are most likely to get divorced, followed closely by men and women under the age of 20.
* The causes of divorce vary:
For those non-divorce-worthy marital issues that can be resolved, marriage counseling may be the answer to solving or easing marital problems.
Marriage or couples counseling can be effective in many ways.
Firstly, it enables couples to communicate with each other about what is bothering them and gives them a chance to discuss true feelings toward one another.
Secondly, marriage counseling is comprised of two main styles:
In emotionally focused therapy, seventy to seventy-three (70-73) percent of couples recover from marital distress.
** Those are good odds when the divorce rate is as high as it is today.
Couples therapy is an excellent solution to consider if marital issues keep arising.
Marital issues do not have to dealt with unaided.
There is help.
*Statistics provided by Forest Institute of Professional Psychology and divorcerate.
org.
**Statistics provided by the International Centre For Excellence In Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Meeting, falling in love and making a commitment to one another all come with that "m" word.
What happens when the honeymoon feeling wears off? A realization comes that marriage is not perfect, it is not as fun as originally anticipated and is falling apart.
Divorce rates are higher than they have been in the past.
Fifty (50) percent of first marriages end in divorce, sixty-seven (67) percent of second marriages end in divorce and seventy-four (74) percent of third marriages end in divorce.
Statistics also show that both men and women ages 20-24 are most likely to get divorced, followed closely by men and women under the age of 20.
* The causes of divorce vary:
- Abuse
- Infidelity
- Children or inability to conceive
- Finances
- Miscommunication
For those non-divorce-worthy marital issues that can be resolved, marriage counseling may be the answer to solving or easing marital problems.
Marriage or couples counseling can be effective in many ways.
Firstly, it enables couples to communicate with each other about what is bothering them and gives them a chance to discuss true feelings toward one another.
Secondly, marriage counseling is comprised of two main styles:
- Imago relationship therapy - This therapy deals primarily with the unconscious traits or a blueprint of a person.
The main goal with this therapy is to combine the conscious mind to the unconscious mind of two people to create a more conscious and harmonious relationship.
- Emotionally focused therapy - This therapy's name is self-explanatory.
Clients learn strategies to change and reorganize emotional responses and create new interaction techniques.
Clients works toward a goal to have more secure bond to each other.
In emotionally focused therapy, seventy to seventy-three (70-73) percent of couples recover from marital distress.
** Those are good odds when the divorce rate is as high as it is today.
Couples therapy is an excellent solution to consider if marital issues keep arising.
Marital issues do not have to dealt with unaided.
There is help.
*Statistics provided by Forest Institute of Professional Psychology and divorcerate.
org.
**Statistics provided by the International Centre For Excellence In Emotionally Focused Therapy.
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