Ever feel like you keep living the same emotional story over and over again? Like no matter what you do, you end up hurt, angry, or drained by the same kind of people, the same kind of situations?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. This phenomenon known as emotional mirroring, where partners ...

It can be incredibly frustrating when you try every coping skill in the book—deep breathing, grounding exercises, mindfulness, positive self talk—but you still find yourself stuck in the same ...