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- Being - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from William BerryOriginally this article was entitled “Being Happy.” But “Being” seems more appropriate. We are caught in an endless strive to be happy. We want to increase our pleasure and decrease our negative emotions. This article will discuss ways to accomplish this, while at the same time not neglecting ...
Views: 1959 - Dad’s Powerful Influence - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Randy MerglerAn abundance of research in the past 10 years has shown repeatedly that involved fathers play a vital role in the well being of their children. Studies have confirmed that fathers have a distinct, necessary and irreplaceable role to play in child development. Fathers bring a quality to ...
Views: 1959 - A Journey to a New Life - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2010 from Mark GillespiePersonal growth and recovery from abuse is a journey. The journey we shall take commences at the point when one’s inner life begins, as a child, but not a living child, an inner-child, locked in time, forever orbiting in the universe within one’s head, and there is likely more than one such ...
Views: 1958 - Schizotypal Personality Disorder - by Submitted on May 03, 2007 from Sam VakninDo you believe in UFOs and alien abductions? You may be suffering from the Schizotypal Personality Disorder. Do you believe in the immaculate conception of the Virgin Mary and in the resurrection of her son? Then you are merely a religious person. In other words, it is OK to believe in certain ...
Views: 1958 - Who Are You? Really? - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2009 from Danish AhmedWhat makes you, you? Think about that for a moment... There's probably a bunch of characteristics that come to your mind. Sometimes, the most basic of traits we overlook. For example, did you think about your gender, your ethnicity, or your age? We tend not to describe ourselves with these ...
Views: 1957(3 votes) - Critical Thinking and Creativity - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2021 from Leon EdwardCritical thinking and creativity go hand in hand. While some might believe of critical thinking as more clinical, while imaginative thinking is more abstract, they're more alike than they are different. The creative individual is most likely to be viewed as a psychological and creative type ...
Views: 1952 - Gaslighting - 5 Things You Need To Know - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2016 from Harriet PappenheimIn the 1944 film The Gas Light, a husband deliberately manipulates his wife into believing that she is losing her sanity in order to gain control over her. Unfortunately, this is not just a fictional scenario. Though it has only recently come to clinical attention, the tactic known as ...
Views: 1950 - The psychology of love - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from M.Farouk RadwanWhy do people fall in love? Why do we become attracted to certain people and not others? Why do we sometimes fall in love at the first sight? What is love all about?? Before studying psychology i used to think of love as something supernatural, unpredictable and that follows no rules. Later ...
Views: 1950 - Neuropsychology: A brief note about a very long word. - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2010 from Edward Stambaugh II, Ph.D.Neuropsychology is the study of the relationship between the structure and functioning of the brain and everyday behavior. Although we all share the same planet, each of us sees, hears, touches and smells our own individual universe of experience. Art, music, dance, and to some degree language, ...
Views: 1948(6 votes) - The Beliefs Behind Why People Lie - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2012 from Cathy EckIn my other articles, I call all beliefs lies because all beliefs come from our false self. That doesn’t make them bad or wrong; it merely puts them in their proper perspective. True authenticity results when we give up our false self and move from our head to our heart. In this article, ...
Views: 1947(1 vote) - Life's Hardest Lesson - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2018 from William CottringerLIFE”S HARDEST LESSON By Bill Cottringer. “Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.” ~Rick Warren. A doctor and her patient were having a defining-moment discussion about life’s hardest lesson. “So tell me what it is, said the impatient patient to ...
Views: 1946 - Munchausen and Munchausen by Proxy Syndromes: Forms of Pathological Narcissism? - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2013 from Sam VakninPatients afflicted with the Factitious Disorder colloquially known as “Munchausen Syndrome” seek to attract the attention of medical personnel by feigning or by self-inflicting serious illness or injury. “Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome” (Factitious Illness or Disorder by Proxy, or Imposed by ...
Views: 1945 - From Superhero to Real-Life Hero Motivating Healthy Play - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2012 from lizzie milanAs preschoolers seek to make sense of the world, they use play and superheroes to help. Why Superheroes? By definition, superheroes are larger than life, brave, influential, and seemingly able to overcome any obstruction with great physical prowess while doing great actions at the same time. ...
Views: 1944(2 votes) - Choosing the Right Clinician - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2009 from William BerryChoosing the right clinician for your needs is a complicated matter. There are some simple steps to begin heading in the right direction. It is important to understand your needs and what you are looking for. There are several different types of clinicians in the helping profession. I want to ...
Views: 1941 - Narcissistic Personality Disorder - Prevalence and Comorbidity - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2007 from Sam VakninWhat is the Difference between Healthy Narcissism and the Pathological Kind? In my book "Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited", I define pathological narcissism as: "(A) life-long pattern of traits and behaviors which signify infatuation and obsession with one's self to the exclusion of ...
Views: 1941 - Depression: A Risk Factor for Suicide - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2010 from Diana Weiss-WisdomLosing a loved one to suicide is devastating for family, friends, and can reverberate through a community. We wonder if we should have seen the signs and if there was anything that we could have done to help them. In the United States today, suicide is the eleventh most common cause of death. ...
Views: 1940(1 vote) - SELF IMPROVEMENT: KEYS TO SUCCESS - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2012 from gloria eagleRecently, a seeker said to me:"I have been working on self improvement for a long time,but I find that the more I work on my imperfections,the more imperfections I find in myself.It is as if I have opened a Pandora box, and every affliction in the world is coming out of it. It seems that there ...
Views: 1937(3 votes) - Ten Things People Don’t Know about Therapy - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2013 from Tina TessinaI recently had a first session with a client who said, about halfway into the hour “Wow. I like you. I’m surprised.” I laughed, but I knew what the client meant. As a psychotherapist in private practice, I encounter a lot of people who waited far too long to come in for counseling because they ...
Views: 1936(6 votes) - Men’s Mental Health Issues - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2014 from Frank HealyOne of the challenges for men in the modern world is to accept that they have stress, depression, anxiety and other mental health issues. Women now expect their man to be open and share his feelings. In previous generations men were expected to go to work and provide the money. This was not ...
Views: 1935 - Exactly what is Intelligence? The Nature of Genius and The best ways to Acquire It - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2021 from Leon EdwardWhen much of us consider enhancing brain health, exactly what we are actually thinking about is enhancing our intelligence. If we end up being more smart, then we can fix issues, work more effectively and typically end up being more skilled at practically any type of obstacle. And this is ...
Views: 1924 - The Narcissist Loves His Narcissistic Personality Disorder - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2014 from Sam VakninBy Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" The narcissist can get better, but rarely does he get well ("heal"). The reason is the narcissist's enormous life-long, irreplaceable and indispensable emotional investment in his disorder. It serves two critical functions, ...
Views: 1922 - The Concept Behind DiSC® – You Do The Math - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2008 from Don BowlbyWhat manager hasn’t said to himself, at least once in his professional life, that his job would be so much easier if it weren’t for all the people he had to deal with? Odds are there isn’t one person who manages employees who hasn’t uttered that phrase. But getting work done through other ...
Views: 1921 - The Media: Is The Media Creating Our View Of Reality? - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2013 from Oliver JR CooperWhen it comes to understanding what is going on in the world, the media has generally been the source that one has looked to. This has been the case for many, many years. But this has very recently changed and this is primarily due to the fairly introduction of the internet. In the past, the ...
Views: 1921(1 vote) - Happy Mother's Day to Every "Good-Enough" Mother - by Submitted on May 07, 2013 from Mary Jane Hurley BrantFor many of us, Mother's Day stirs something deeply loving. For others, ambivalent feelings abide. You see, after thirty-three years in the counseling field and drying the tears off many faces, I can accurately say that not every woman feels she had, was or is the "good-enough mother." So, ...
Views: 1916(5 votes) - Have you learned your ABC? - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2010 from Nigel LewisABC THEORY. Have you learned your ABC yet? The American psychologist Albert Ellis (1913–2007) developed rational-emotive therapy (RET), which is a directive, confrontational psychotherapy designed to challenge and modify clients’ irrational beliefs thought to cause their personal distress ...
Views: 1915(1 vote) - Review: The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head: A Psychiatrist's Stories of His Most Bizarre Cases Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Norm GoldmanAuthors: Gary Small, M.D, & Gigi Vorgan Publishers: William Morrow (An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers) ISBN: 978-0-06-180378-9 Dr. Gary Small is a psychiatrist who is the director of the UCLA Memory and Aging Center at the university's Semel Institute for Neurosciences & Human ...
Views: 1911 - The Secret... Really Is - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2009 from Roni Weisberg-RossIt took me quite a long time to sit down and watch “The Secret”, which if I recall correctly was all the rage a few years ago. And I probably would have never watched it if a client of mine (I’m a psychotherapist) had not kept urging me. So I viewed it with a jaundiced eye. The first few minutes ...
Views: 1910(5 votes) - A Path Back From Addiction & Mental Health Problems - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Byron RichardsGroundbreaking research on a brain protein called kalirin is opening a new door for novel ways to address serious mental health disorders, addiction problems, as well as another angle on the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease. Within your brain is a dense network of information highways. ...
Views: 1909(6 votes) - Change Your Thinking and Brain Programming When You Think Big for Success-- with a Detailed Review of The Power of Words and Negative Thoughts - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2021 from Leon EdwardChanging Your Thinking and Start Thinking Big In numerous ways, big thinking is all about changing the method how you are thinking and words used. Frequently, you require to look deep inside yourself in order to see deeply established patterns of habits that you might not have actually formerly ...
Views: 1909(1 vote) - Ending the Victim Advantage (Part II) - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2013 from Cathy EckThe Lost Secret of Masculine and Feminine Roles In Part I, I shared with you the ancient masculine/feminine secret. The victimhood advantage allowed power-hungry authority figures to take all the power but none of the blame. We learned to blame the feminine through the perpetuation of stories ...
Views: 1909(1 vote) - Your Dark Side And How to Benefit From It - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2007 from JoreJj ElprehzleinnWhy It is So Difficult to Live at Maximum Power...and How You Can Turn Your Inner Darkness to Your Positive Advantage. "If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you." —Jesus ...
Views: 1907 - 3 Little Known Tricks That Get You To Hypnotize Minds - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Greg FrostMind control or hypnotization can be said to be a state in which a person is relaxed, in a sharp concentration and in a position to follow instructions issued to him. It is fun to learn how to hypnotize minds of people. A lot of people like doing it as a leisure activity as it’s something that ...
Views: 1902 - How to Interpret Dreams About Sex – Dream Translation and Analysis - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Christina SponiasDreams about sex are showing you that you have a very close relationship with the person you are having a sexual relationship with, even if the relationship you have with this person is not sexually related. When you have sex with someone in dreams this means that you completely agree with this ...
Views: 1899(1 vote) - How Do I Deal With My Emotions? - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Daniela RoherThere are times in life when we get overwhelmed by our emotions – anger, hurt, sadness, shame, guilt, rage, desperation, terror. They seem to be so powerful and overwhelming that they control us instead of the other way around. They monopolize all our thoughts and energies, not allowing us to ...
Views: 1896(2 votes) - Is there any connection between self confidence and depression? - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanSome people mistakenly believe that being depressed means that they lack self confidence. While this is a completely incorrect assumption still we can't say that there is no relation between self confidence and depression. Being depressed doesn't mean that you lack confidence but in many ...
Views: 1896(1 vote) - Deep Brain Simulation at Jaslok - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2019 from Masuma LinjaviDeep Brain Stimulation at Jaslok Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a minimally invasive neurosurgical procedure that has proven to be an effective treatment for the following conditions: Parkinson's Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, Dystonia, Tourette Syndrome. Further illnesses can be ...
Views: 1892 - Using Self-Knowledge to Shut Out the Confusing & Repetitive “White Noise” - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2013 from S.A. AbrahamSelf-knowledge and analysis, awareness, understanding our motivations and reactions; as well as practicing and putting into action effective methods of dealing with the world at large become very valuable tools with which to navigate our lives. One of our greatest advantages is that we can ...
Views: 1891 - The Delights of Sandplay Therapy - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2012 from Rosalind L. Heiko, Ph.D.We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. -Joseph Campbell Developed by Dora M. Kalff of Switzerland, Sandplay has become more popular throughout the United States since ...
Views: 1890 - Narcissistic Pride Trumps Personal Health and Safety - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2015 from Randi FineNarcissists Need to Show Perfection to the World, At Any Cost There is an elderly woman I know (whom I will not name) whose narcissism is so severe that it is physically destroying her. This woman has been suffering from a painful auto-immune disease for thirty-five years. Progressively ...
Views: 1889 - Codependency - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2018 from Dr. Anne BrownA No Nonsense approach to Making Decisions. A Self Help Guide to having Backbone and Integrity in all your choices, short term and long term. Is this decision going to be good for Me? To help Me be successful? How do I make the right choices? What are the effects and the outcomes. Ask ...
Views: 1888(1 vote) - SHYNESS AND LURES - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2011 from Mikel MartinezSHYNESS AND LURES Lure is a word often used in hunting and fishing; it refers to anything that attracts "with some fallacy" . It happens that the timid move in a world of lures or signals that trigger his social anxiety. The social fear is neither continuous, nor appears in all ...
Views: 1888 - The Future of America - What is Pornography Doing to our Children - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2011 from Gordon BruinWhat do you think it is going to take in order for rational thinking people to finally speak out in huge numbers? How much more do we need to see? How many more stories to we need to hear before we can comfortably speak the simple truth that pornography is the master exploiter of our world and ...
Views: 1886(1 vote) - The Etymological Antecedents of and Scientific Evidence for the Existence of Dissociative Identity Disorder - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Neil BrickThis paper will delineate the etiological antecedents of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and enumerate upon the scientific evidence proving the existence of DID. (I will use the term DID for MPD to avoid confusion, even when the original author cited may have used the original term MPD.) ...
Views: 1885(8 votes) - Brain Music Research Advancements and Next Steps with Brain Music Video - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2016 from Leon EdwardMusic has exhibited multiple beneficial effects on the brain over a wide range of helpful applications ranging from changing people’s moods to healing effects , mind health benefits and improvements is mental performance. This idea that training in musical performance can improve cognitive ...
Views: 1878 - Five Areas of Healthy Change - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Mary Jane Hurley BrantThere is something wonderfully reflective about a new year: it's another chance to get it right. At the beginning of each calendar year I separate my life into five important areas: physical, emotional, professional, familial and spiritual. I analyze honestly how I'm doing in each category - ...
Views: 1873(4 votes) - Doctor’s Share Why HuMethod Exercises Work - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2015 from Master Coach Hu DalconzoFor over two decades Coach Hu Dalconzo, along with his staff of HuMethod™ Spiritual Life Coaches have demonstrated time and again that their well field-tested coaching exercises will create Permanent Behavioral Change for anyone who is willing to internalize and emotionalize them as ...
Views: 1871(1 vote) - 6 Unique Niches in Psychology - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2018 from Mark JohnWhen the word psychologist comes up, most of us picture the stereotypical image of someone sitting with pen and notebook calmly listening to a patient stretched out on a couch unburdening their innermost secrets. The field of psychology, however, is so much broader than just clinical psychology. ...
Views: 1868 - The News is Too Bad for Children to Watch on TV - by Submitted on May 10, 2011 from Vincent TreacyThe early evening TV used to have a watershed called the Kiddies Truce on BBC TV. Children were expected to go to bed a lot earlier. Those days will never come back but there are serious issues to discuss about the subject material to which children are now being exposed from an early ...
Views: 1868 - 7 Techniques To Build Confidence Instantly - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2010 from Matthew WatkinsonEach week, work out exactly what you want to accomplish and set goals. This will bring structure to your week and you'll have clarity and purpose about what your life is about. Include work, family, social and personal aspects and each time you achieve a goal, give yourself a little reward. The ...
Views: 1866 - What Are the Payoffs & Costs of Who You Are Being? - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2011 from Rachel GrantRecently I wrote about the many false beliefs that we have and how these shape our expectations which then set us out to prove particular things about ourselves, others, relationships, the world. I want to now take a look at how we are showing up in the world as a result. We’re going to call ...
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