My wife and I have been trying to have difficult conversations about our sex life and emotional intimacy, but every time we start, one of us gets defensive or shuts down, and we can't figure out how to stay motivated to keep working on this when it feels so hard and unsuccessful.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people face the challenge of maintaining commitment to growth when the process itself triggers their defensive patterns, creating a cycle of approach and avoidance.
“Where Are You with The psychology of motivation?”
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