Archive for March 2020
How not to get PTSD from COVID-19
What a difference a week makes…
I’m now [clearly] working from home, managing some family issues of my own, which I wanted to share with you.
I’ve been getting a lot of questions from people asking if PTSD is unavoidable.
Truthfully, many, many people will emerge with post-traumatic stress disorder.
But it’s not a foregone conclusion.
Click here to watch this week’s video and learn exactly what to do to avoid it.
Read MoreHow to Stay Connected to Your Tribe During Isolation
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Dear Dr. Darcy,
My grandmother is in a nursing home and she doesn’t have or use a smart phone. We’ve just been told that we are not allowed to visit her for the foreseeable future.
I’m very worried about her health because she is used to the whole family visiting her every day. And she refuses to learn how to use an iPhone.
What can we do?
Read MoreCOVID19 is the Perfect Time to Up Your Phone Sex Skills
Nothing kills your sex drive the way a plague does.
Still, the fact that we’re living through this one confirms that humans have managed to stir something up during previous pandemics.
Among the complexities that this virus has provoked in our daily living, here’s what I’m seeing on the relationship front:
Read MoreHow to live together + work from home + NOT kill each other during this insanity.
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Dear Dr. Darcy,
I’m really worried my partner and I are going to get sick of each other, and that the strain of not being able to see anyone else will ruin our relationship. How can I prevent that from happening?
Read MoreHow to keep your sanity through the Coronavirus
3-ways are so 90’s. Today, we enter “Throuples.”
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Hi Darcy, I’m a 23-year old female and I’m in a “throuple” with a straight couple. Samantha is in her late twenties and Justin is in his early thirties. They’re emotionally intelligent, successful and fun individuals who think monogamy is not the answer to long-term happiness.
The only reason I opted into this is because I’m in love with Samantha. He’s cool and all, but he’s just the entry fee…
We’ve all talked about the fact that two way relationships will develop at different speeds and different intensities.
What should I do about this long-term?
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For my readers who aren’t familiar with the word, a throuple is a couple plus one. And if you thought being monogamous was tough, try being flexible in your relationship model…
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