The idea is "to validate the person's emotional reactions, to say, 'I understand how you feel,' to pay attention, not to the situation, but to the emotion behind it," Dr. Linehan said.
No, that's stupid, it feels stupid to pay for a decaf.
But he is drawn back to easy money by his freeloading older brother, Isaac (the French director Cédric Kahn), whose debts to loan sharks Alex feels obliged to pay.
The governing elites set such a bad example that no ordinary citizen feels inclined to pay taxes or obey laws.The short-term fix is external pressure.
Even Phil felt moved to pay tribute.
To date neither side has felt obliged to pay up.
Local officials worry that few Mexican drivers will feel compelled to pay the tolls.
So most will feel compelled to pay these government or court-imposed price hikes.
Employers have felt pressure to pay more to keep their employees from jumping to competing employers.
My daughter has gotten so attached to him that I feel forced to pay what I consider to be blackmail.
