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  • Breakups 💔 can be complicated and can come with a great deal of pain and suffering. Breakups have been found to be a very distressing event in a human’s life. 

👻Ghosting has become more common in relationships and can come with negative feelings for the ghosted individual. While not all relationships are doomed to end their life cycle in ghosting and not all breakups are one-sided, it can be valuable to know which methods work best and what the research says. 

Visit www.decidetocommit.com for our new blog post curated by Lizbeth López and @brianot_md where they give great insight on who can be ghosted, why is ghosting chosen, and how it can impact you. 

#ghosting #breakups #heartbroken #love #relationship #attachmentstyles #personalgrowth #loveyourself #breakupquotes #ghosted #halloween #thanksgiving #coping #copingskills
  • ‼️NEW BLOG POST‼️
Most have heard of birth order and sibling relationships and how they effect family relationships, but did you know they also have effect on romantic relationships? 

This weeks blog was brought to us by @smhawes71 and @bellamboccia ! They have crafted such a great blog. 

Visit www.decidetocommit.com

#siblings #romaticrelationships #oldestchild #youngestchild #middlechild #futurerelationships #research #researchlife #family #love #healthyrelationships
  • ⚠️SNEAK PEEK⚠️
Keep your eye out for future research!
On Thursday our brains were in full brainstorming mode 🧠 As we were going over our weekly readings and staying up to date on new topics, we went full steam onto a possible research topic the team can take a dive into. 

It seems as now a days with more social media platforms upon us, providing us with different outlets of communication, not many are quick to give out their cell phone numbers. As the relationship progresses and develops than more social media is shared. Does this correlate with commitment among the relationship? 

Share some insight with us! Do you share social media platforms in accordance with time and commitment in a relationship? 

Stay tuned for more at www.decidetocommit.com

#love #research #relationships #socialmedia #new #commitment #longtermrelationship #ghosting #sharing #privacy
  • Do you or your partner spend too much time on your cell phone when you are together? 😔Do you feel ignored because of their cell phone use? 📱

Using your phone constantly can even lead to a sense of loneliness which recently has been spoken about on the blog and its effect on our relationships.

Visit your newest blog post to get more insight on how your phone use can impact your relationship and your mental health. 

https://decidetocommit.com/are-you-paying-attention-the-impact-of-phubbing-on-your-romantic-relationships/

A special shout out to @pelin.keceli for being the author of the blog post and informing us on the unhealthy ways that cell phones are impacting your relationships. 

#phubbing #cellphone #lonely #relationshipadvice #attachmentissues #socialmedia #phoneobsessed #healthyrelationships #love
  • 👀Have you ever been in a relationship where you have been with your partner, then broken up, and then gotten back together? Have you both done this more than once? 🤔

Check out more information on how your flickering, on and off relationship can be harmful to your future. 🔮

https://decidetocommit.com/on-again-off-again-is-this-really-healthy-for-us/

#relationshipadvice #love #niu #research #commitment #breakup #makeups #longtermrelationship #relationshipgoals #relationships
  • ✨We didn’t forget about you!!✨ We continue on with our last introduction. Here we have @brianot_md who has been a pure joy to have on our team. Always providing us with many insightful connections to opportunities on campus and book recommendations. 

Year: Senior
Future aspirations: I hope to start my own practice in mental health therapy
Favorite show: "Breaking Bad," "Avatar the Last Airbeer," "The Boys..." Oh My! 
Favorite Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Hobby: Getting involved with community service through @niu_circle_k , @niuspa1 , @psichi_niu ,Blogging, Reading, and Making Videos... about blogging and reading 
NIU involvement: President of Circle K International, Secretary/Chapter Liaison Psi Chi National Honor Society, Student Psychology Association, Past President of Lambda Sigma National Honor Society, Circulation/Security at Founders Memorial Library, Peer Educator with NIU's Wellness Crew (@niuhealthyhuskies ) 
 Why this research team? 
Higher education is truly the key that unlocks the door to higher education. Relationships, or the lack thereof, are some of the most important facets of many, if not all people's lives, college students being a notable non-exception.
This makes joining a research team and one surrounding this topic of particular interest to me and perhaps my future clients. Beyond that, I couldn't ask for a better group of peers to introduce me to the field, and I hope to accomplish much on this team before my time at NIU comes to an end.

Keep a lookout on blog post from Brian coming to our website soon 😎

#introduction #researchteam #teamwork #niu #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #graduateschool #undergraduate #futurementalhealthcounselor

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  • Are You Paying Attention? The Impact of Phubbing on Your Romantic Relationships
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