My life didn't change that day. It didn't happen like it does in the movies, where time slows down, voices fade to nothing and everything falls silent as what you're being told slowly sinks in. As a matter of fact, it kind of went in the opposite direction. Everything seemed normal, my senses were fully alert and I heard the doctor say the words ...
Date Posted: October 19, 2015
Categories: Obsessions & Compulsions (OCD)
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A new study suggests that receiving rewards as you learn can help cement new facts and skills in your memory, particularly when combined with a daytime nap.
The findings from the University of Geneva, to be published in the journal eLife, reveal ...
Oct 19
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Not everyone feels Facebook is an upbeat and pleasing social past time. Though Facebook can elicit warm feelings of nostalgia and connectedness, it can also spur jealousy and feelings of inadequacy too.
Oct 16
Categories: Depression
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Over the past several years, more evidence suggests that there is a strong emotional component to ADHD. Here are some tips to help you find ways to express the anger and resolve the problems that trigger it.
Oct 16
Categories: Adult ADHD
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It’s a word that’s stealthily driving your friends away, and it’s time to eliminate it from your social vocabulary.
Oct 15
Categories: Friendships
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One way to look at this is that stressful conditions don’t lessen you so much as condition you.
Oct 15
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development
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This sentiment that passion and enthusiasm for work is important has become embedded in our culture. But, how do we find work that is meaningful?
Oct 14
Categories: Happiness, Workplace Issues
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Even as budgets shrink because of the recession, we need to pay more attention to the mental-health needs of all those in organizations.
Oct 14
Categories: Mental Health in Asia
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"A secure, warm, loving relationship with a parent can be a protective factor against depression, especially for girls," Beresin said.
Oct 14
Categories: Depression, Parenting
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Research has long-supported the idea that strong social bonds strengthen people’s mental health. But this is the first look at the role that the type of communications in safeguarding people from depression.
Oct 13
Categories: Depression
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Neuroticism is characterised by negative thinking in a range of areas. However, over-thinking worriers enjoy this unexpected psychological advantage.
Oct 13
Categories: Anxiety, Personality problems
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Humans evolved an over-the-top obsession with what others thought of them - a craving for social approval and admiration, and a paralyzing fear of being disliked. Let's call that obsession a human's Social Survival Mammoth.
Oct 12
Categories: Self-Care / Self Compassion, Self-Confidence, Self-Doubt, Self-Esteem
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Happiness in a relationship can be approached using five skills. Improvement in these skills is noticeable and measurable; progress can generate increased satisfaction quickly. Framing and sharing these skills to improve the quality of your ...
Oct 9
Categories: Ending a relationship issues, Relationships & Marriage
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Irritability is something we all experience at times, but what sets it apart from other emotional states is the extent to which it pollutes the emotional atmosphere around us.
Oct 9
Categories: Anger Management
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"You just have to put people into the right kind of social environment where they can interact with each other, and even anonymous social interaction will create behavior change,” says Professor Damon Centola of the Annenberg School for ...
Oct 8
Categories: Adult psychological development, Life Purpose / Meaning / ...
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The decision to work on something is driven by how much we value accomplishing the project in that moment – what psychologists call its subjective value. And procrastination, in psychological terms, is what happens when the value of doing ...
Oct 8
Categories: Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance
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