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When the world shrinks: reclaiming freedom from agoraphobia
Why avoidance strengthens fear and how to return to your life one manageable step at a time.
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Psychology without shortcuts: relationships, anxiety and self-worth
Articles by Kostiantyn Yuriev about relationships, parenting, anxiety, guilt, shame, thinking and working with a psychologist.
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Guilt that will not let go: responsibility without self-punishment
How to distinguish a useful moral signal from imposed guilt that keeps you permanently indebted.
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“Something is wrong with me”: how shame steals your voice
Why shame wants to make us invisible and how to regain dignity without a mask of perfection.
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How to choose a psychologist you can actually work with
Education, method, connection and red flags—without magic, personality cults or empty promises.
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Problem or task: how to stop going in circles
What changes when endless “why me?” gives way to a precise “what happens next?”.
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How to work with a psychologist so sessions create change
Honesty, specificity, useful discomfort and your part in the work.
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Raising young children: eight anchors for parents
How to combine warmth, boundaries and consistency without expecting the impossible.
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Infidelity: can trust be rebuilt?
What happens after betrayal and which conditions make recovery possible.
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Why family conflicts repeat in circles
How to see a mutual pattern instead of searching for one guilty person.
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Manipulation in relationships: recognising hidden pressure
Signs of manipulation, the difference between a request and coercion, and ways to protect boundaries.
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Assertiveness: between passivity and aggression
How to protect your interests directly without attacking or abandoning yourself.
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Cognitive distortions in relationships
How automatic thinking errors intensify conflict and how to test conclusions.
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Monogamy, sex and honest agreements
Why fidelity is not automatic and how couples can discuss intimacy without double standards.
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Group psychological work: seeing yourself in interaction
How a group reveals repeating patterns and offers a place to try new ways of connecting.
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Eroticism, courtship and the freedom to be yourself
Where lively courtship ends and a self-erasing pattern begins.
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The art of clear thinking in everyday decisions
How to distinguish facts from persuasive language, notice fallacies and make clearer choices.
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