Key Signs You May Need Marriage Counseling In Life

You may view counseling for couples as a lost cause. However, you should know that marriage counseling has saved countless relationships from the brink of failure. It also has given people who are in a commitment the skills that each of them need to help them effectively deal with different conflicts that they may encounter in the future. Regardless, even with all the benefits that couples can get from seeking counseling, the decision to seek help is not an easy one to make. It doesn’t make spotting the signs any easier. To help you make the decision, here are the key signs you may need marriage counseling in life.

1. Your partner is no longer listening to you.

If you think that your loved one is hearing you while you are talking, but is not listening to a single word you say, then it may be a sign that you both need therapy. Most problems in a relationship start from miscommunication. Most problems begin because of a small issue, like the toilet seat or food, but are made complicated because of words that are not said or heard. Miscommunication is then overshadowed by your emotions.

If your partner is not listening to you, you won’t be able to arrive at a healthy and quick resolution.

2. You and your partner keep getting stuck on the same issue.

It would be smart to book a session if you and your partner keep arguing, conversing, or discussing the same point over and over again. If you both keep coming back to the hurt or wound no matter what you are discussing, this negativity will become a pattern later on. It will then make it hard for you and your husband or wife to break through and find something different to do or discuss.

Most couples end up having issues because they are not able to break the familiar pattern.

3. Your partner’s actions annoy you.

You know that feeling of someone rubbing you the wrong way no matter what he or she does? If you have that feeling towards your partner most of the time, then you may need to book a counselor at once. If you’re feeling resentful about someone you love, it’s a sign that something is wrong with your relationship. Your partner may have wounded you a long time ago, but the issue was buried and left unresolved, and it now manifests as annoyance.

4. You would rather get help from other people.

If you find yourself looking somewhere else for help and understanding, rather from your partner, it can be a sign that something is wrong between you and your special one. This can be a sign that you’re both growing apart and no longer trust each other.

If you take time to think about it, your partner should be the first person that comes to your mind when you need help. However, when you seek out someone else for aid, support, or just to vent, then something is wrong with your situation.

5. You and your loved one keep fighting.

Arguments from time to time are healthy for a relationship, however, when the neither of you are able to agree on even the smallest detail, this is a sign of a big problem. Marriage counseling can help you figure out the different reasons why there’s so much turmoil between you and your partner. It may even help figure out if the both of you should continue with your partnership.

6. You and your partner never fight.

Too much fighting or arguing is unhealthy, and so is too little. If you and your loved one never fight, but deep inside, you know that there are issues, then it may be a cause for concern. The lack of arguments or discussions is a sign that there’s a lack of intimacy and interest in the relationship.

Let’s Fix This

There’s not a single problem that can’t be solved. This is why we here at Endeavour Wellness, believe that every relationship is saveable if you just work on it. If you and your partner need help in your partnership, feel free to get in touch with us and let’s fix this.

Joel Curtis

Joel Curtis is a registered Psychologists with Endeavour Wellness and has over 17 years of experience. Joel holds a Masters’ Degree in Psychology from Western Sydney University. Joel owns a number of private practices in Sydney and provides expert content for several national TV and Radio programmes.