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","url":"https://reginacounselling.com/reflections/f/what-are-drama-triangles","title":"How to Recognize and Shift Out of a Drama Triangle","summary":"Drama triangles are unhealthy relationship patterns where people are pulled into roles rather than engaging in direct, healthy communication.","date_modified":"2026-06-22T17:32:46Z"},{"id":"https://reginacounselling.com/reflections/f/the-difference-between-anxiety-ocd-and-intuition","html_content":"Many people struggle with this question:
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","url":"https://reginacounselling.com/reflections/f/when-setting-boundaries-leads-to-loss-1","title":"When Setting Boundaries Leads to Loss","summary":"Setting boundaries is often talked about as something that leads to healthier relationships. But for some people, the lived experience is more complicated.","date_modified":"2026-06-21T17:51:59Z"},{"id":"https://reginacounselling.com/reflections/f/why-do-i-doubt-myself-all-the-time","html_content":"Have you ever found yourself second-guessing nearly everything?
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","url":"https://reginacounselling.com/reflections/f/healthy-communication-not-work-in-unhealthy-relationships","title":"If I Could Just Explain It Better…","summary":"Many people come to therapy carrying a belief that if they could just explain themselves better, choose the right words, stay calm enough, communicate more clearly that things in their relationships would finally make se...","date_modified":"2026-06-21T16:48:19Z"},{"id":"https://reginacounselling.com/reflections/f/the-unspoken-rules-of-dysfunctional-family-systems","html_content":"Many people grow up sensing that something was wrong in their family but struggle to explain exactly what it was.
","url":"https://reginacounselling.com/reflections/f/the-unspoken-rules-of-dysfunctional-family-systems","title":"The Unspoken Rules of Dysfunctional Family Systems","summary":"Many people grow up sensing that something was wrong in their family but struggle to explain exactly what it was.","date_modified":"2026-06-21T16:46:14Z"},{"id":"https://reginacounselling.com/reflections/f/why-do-i-feel-shut-down-or-numb","html_content":"Have you ever felt like you should be feeling something, but you just… don’t?
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","url":"https://reginacounselling.com/reflections/f/when-someone-you-love-wont-change","title":"Letting Go of Trying to Change Someone","summary":"Have you ever thought that if you could just explain it better, choose the right words, set the right boundary, be more patient, more understanding, more forgiving, or somehow become “enough,” the relationship would fina...","date_modified":"2026-06-21T16:35:23Z"},{"id":"https://reginacounselling.com/reflections/f/why-do-i-feel-guilty-for-having-needs-1","html_content":"If you've ever felt guilty for asking for help, setting a boundary, saying no, expressing hurt, or wanting your thoughts and feelings to be considered, you're not alone.
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