Why is it that we're often drawn to the biggest price tags, and tend to scoff at things with small ones? Business Insider gives both the historical and psychological explanations for why we disregard cheap goods.
Date Posted: June 5, 2017
Categories: Compulsive Spending / Shopping
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This is how to say sorry in a meaningful way.
Jun 3
Categories: Relationships & Marriage
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Build your mental muscle with a few brain training exercises.
Jun 3
Categories: Positive Psychology
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Findings suggest that some people have a personality profile that predisposes them to mental health problems, to more serious mental health problems when they occur, and even to more adverse life events.
Jun 3
Categories: Mental Health in Asia, Personality problems
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As the saying goes, it's not about "having time", it's about making time. All of us have 24 hours in a day - what differs is what you decide to do with them.
Jun 2
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Self-Care / Self Compassion
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Even when we know what depression looks like, we can easily miss it in ourselves.
Jun 2
Categories: Depression, Self-Care / Self Compassion
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Our thoughts about food matter.
Jun 1
Categories: Eating Disorders
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How do you tap into your capabilities? Here are some suggestions.
Jun 1
Categories: Positive Psychology
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You can't avoid the grief of endings, but you can avoid the burden of regrets.
Jun 1
Categories: Ending a relationship issues, Relationships & Marriage
GOMillennials may be perceived as narcissistic, lazy, entitled and fragile, but we're more determined for self-improvement than the generations calling us such names.
May 31
Categories: Self-Care / Self Compassion, Self-Love
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When conflict arises between you and your loved one, what do you do? What do you do when you feel uneasy, upset, or even angry? Do you change the subject? Blame the person for being unreasonable or inconsiderate? Or do you withdraw?
May 30
Categories: Relationships & Marriage
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What is the difference between enabling and empowering?
May 30
Categories: Positive Psychology
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Loneliness appears most prevalent among millennials - and there are two compounding explanations.
May 29
Categories: Depression, Friendships
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Our earliest family patterns affect social connections in adulthood - a phenomenon known as foundational 'attachment theory'. Here are the four main types of attachment styles, as well as examples of and ways to respond to such adult behavior.
May 27
Categories: Codependency / Dependency, Friendships, Relationships & Marriage
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Here are some signposts of possible codependent tendencies.
May 26
Categories: Codependency / Dependency
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The first molecular genetic evidence that genetic influences play a role in the risk of getting Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after trauma has been gained by a new study.
May 26
Categories: Complex PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / ...
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New evidence shows the calming power of reminiscing about happy times
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