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Not everyone is able and is willing to use yoga, which is a great opportunity for relaxation. But there are many other methods for us, the ordinary people, which help us escape from the insidious stress.
Do not hesitate to say what you think directly to people, especially at the workplace ... Views: 712
The “One and Only” does exist?
In my opinion, this concept is the product of western civilization which assumes that you simply have to find your “true love”, progress your way through to the wedding ceremony; then you are primed to live “Happily Ever After”. The main emphasis is on the ... Views: 1565
Nothing is perfect and that goes for relationships too. In the best of intimate relationships, there are those subtle and not so subtle signs that harmony is being disrupted. Some disagreements and discussions make sense and are in fact healthy; his words against hers, her values in the face of ... Views: 1174
In 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: 1681
If you are in the stage of selecting a psychologist, how needs to you go about making this selection? Discovering the right psychologist can be a complicated task particularly in Adelaide where there more than 1000 licensed psychologists. Moreover, Adelaide has a disproportionate several ... Views: 948
The Blowfly That Trapped The Guilty Conscience
My mother recently related a funny story about how she is now the proud owner of a blowfly trap as a result of developing a guilty conscience when faced with a dilemma over a salmon pie.
In preparation for a dear old school friend’s visit my ... Views: 1191
As a result of low self confidence many people never see reality correctly but they just see a reflection of their own beliefs.
If a person who lacks self confidence wasn’t treated in a nice way then he might assume that one who didn’t treat him well didn’t like him while in fact reality might ... Views: 4350
Evidence about the total cost of health, absence, short-term disability, and productivity losses was synthesized for 10 health conditions. Cost estimates from a large medical/absence database were combined with findings from several published productivity surveys. Ranges of condition prevalence ... Views: 1932
When the human body first experiences stress adrenaline takes over and causes a chain-reaction within the nervous system. The heart begins to beat faster, the sizes of the body’s blood vessels are changed, and the body actually prepares itself for a frightening or emotional event. Even though ... Views: 7916
Physical/aggressive bullying is easy to identify. We can all see the broken bones, blood, and bruises. This type of bullying is most often chosen by men.
As a therapist, it is usually pretty easy for me to ask certain questions to get the information that physical abuse is indeed happening. ... Views: 1821
What 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: 1627
As a student of tarot I consider myself very fortunate to have taken a friend's suggestion to read a book entitled The Game of Life by Timothy Leary. The Game of Life is centered around Leary's idea that the tarot trumps represent the stages of personal growth that humanity experiences both as ... Views: 2217
Many people strive for some form of perfection. Whether in their work, in their appearance, in their relationships, in their expectations of others…There are a number of problems with perfectionism not the least of which it is simply not possible. Perfection is an ideal, which, almost by ... Views: 1389
"An army of deer led by a lion is more powerful than an army of lions led by a deer". So I bet you are wondering, how can I be that lion? How can I have the confidence to finally become a leader? How can I exhume the confidence to achieve anything I set out to achieve? No matter who you are, ... Views: 2395
Based on The Enlightenment Pack by Chuck Spezzano, and the work of Psychology of Vision, "The Innersense Game" is designed to help people unblock their lives, solve their problems and live in a happier more fulfilled way, in a psychology-based ‘reading’ format.
To play 'Innersense' is simple. ... Views: 1239
"He used to be the nicest guy you could imagine, now he's become moody and mean." I hear this bewildered concern from women all over the world. “She used to be gentle and caring, now she treats me like her worst enemy.” Men are equally frustrated and confused. Millions of women and men are ... Views: 1048
Your subconscious contains all of your memories, emotions, beliefs, programs, habits, preferences and drives. It controls all functions of your body, heals and balances you when you’re sleeping. It is the gateway to your other dimensions of your being: your spiritual energy, past lives, akashic ... Views: 2935
It's all about stepping into the unknown. I know it sounds scary but that's where all our creativity comes from. Stepping into that which has not been experienced in your life before, that's the creative matrix that is actually helping you to step into and realize your potential.
Here I am ... Views: 1028
When 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: 1779
Living in places like Bali and Singapore had a big effect on my belief system (to say the least). Being in the presence of people in the asian culture has taught me that in many ways, western medicine and society got it wrong. How you ask? Simply put, because drug free 'miracles' in regards to ... Views: 1267
Functioning from the universal consciousness makes us go beyond the five senses. The messages from near death experiences help us understand such consciousness and bring about a holistic transformation in our psychology.
This article is an earnest attempt to invite people to look into the ... Views: 1343
This paper presents research showing the biological basis for the theory of recovered memory. I define recovered memory as the phenomenon of partially or fully losing part or a specific aspect of a memory, and then later recovering part or all of the memory into conscious awareness. This paper ... Views: 1617
If you want to strengthen intelligence, it makes good sense to first try and define what we mean by intelligence. How do you measure it and what precisely is it?
As it happens, the official answer at this moment is 'no one knows'. Intelligence is a highly abstract concept and effectively ... Views: 1880
The Orders of Love describe a natural hierarchy that has been observed through the practice of Family Constellations. What we have observed, is that there is a distinct order that states who belongs, and who doesn’t belong not only to a family system, but also to groups and nations. On working ... Views: 2684
Black and white thinking is sometimes referred to as absolutist or dichotomous thinking. In this kind of thinking, something is all right, or all wrong, all good, or all bad. If you are not a total success, then you are a complete failure. There is no middle ground, regardless of situation or ... Views: 6614
Many people are unaware of how the issues of the society influence them and intensify their mental noise. This is where the psychological fabric of society functions as the culprit in the drama. Opinion mongering is an essential part of it. It is good to be aware of how our thoughts are ... Views: 1237
Can You Keep A Secret?
As a small child, I found it nearly impossible to keep my Christmas purchases a secret. I tried to avoid the recipient after buying their gift because I’d lose control of my mouth and would spontaneously reveal my secret. Even such a small secret was very ... Views: 14403
The world of self help, personal development, and self improvement is often challenged by people as it relates to psychology and psychiatry especially when it comes to depression. Some feel the boundaries of the various self help teachings stop short of encompassing individuals who suffer from ... Views: 3463
AIR RAGE, like road rage, is the inability to cope with the challenges of congested traffic. Just like aggressive driving and road rage, air rage is so common that most travelers are unaware that they have it. It's just part of the background feeling that goes along with the stress of travel and ... Views: 2219
Successful corporate leaders are highly gifted at achieving unusually positive results in their respective fields. They are able to access the best of their skills and abilities on a regular basis and can call upon their skills to perform for them reliably. These top achievers can be considered ... Views: 588
Self-esteem is a way of thinking, feeling, and acting that implies you accept, respect, trust and believe in yourself. Self-esteem means that you have confidence that you can fulfill your deepest personal needs, aspirations and goals. It comes from within where you see yourself as a worthy, ... Views: 1229
Self injury or self harm, generally speaking, is a wider range of different things individuals do to themselves which is either in a deliberate or hidden way. It includes burning, cutting, banging the body against hard objects, pulling the hairs, scalding, biting, poisoning, and inserting or ... Views: 1723
Dangerous Psychiatric Drugs Your Doctor Recommends
Since the first SSRI antidepressant was released in 1988, over 200 lawsuits have been brought against the major SSRI makers, including AstraZeneca, Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, and Eli Lilly. For the most part the lawsuits have been in response ... Views: 8189
Anxiety, Panic attacks and phobias are now reaching epidemic proportions worldwide and no one seems to be acknowledging or tackling this issue that costs the government tens of billions of pounds every year and effects one in four Brits.
Conventional treatments and resources fall massively ... Views: 3533
Certainly the storied career of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has left many praising his legacy of career wins, devotion and loyalty to his university for so many decades, and his concern with providing a wonderful role model for the young men under his tutelage.
Sadly, the end ... Views: 1244
Signals of a Lack of Sleep or Improper Sleep
If one is not simply getting enough sleep, the body ultimately begins revealing outside indications. Among the very first indications of being denied of your sleep is feeling tired throughout the day.
Somewhat surprising to some, another ... Views: 1385
When we think about child abuse, our thoughts often stop at sexual abuse of minors. However, the term child abuse, often replaced by child maltreatment, has a broad spectrum of definition. The WHO defines it as follows :
"Child maltreatment, sometimes referred to as child abuse and neglect, ... Views: 979
Many private practice clinicians want to grow their business but do not know how to take the first step. There are many variables to consider when marketing a private practice. The following are strategies to consider when developing your approach to marketing:
Psychological perspectives: ... Views: 733
Article: Written by Renee L. Richardson
Too boyish to Cry: Way too girly not to
As an African American woman, and educator, I sit inside of my preschool classroom amazed at the observations of which I am afforded. During my astonishing experiences with the young learner, I have found ... Views: 3550
There’s a lot to understand about post-trauma recovery. If you’re struggling with symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), you’re juggling many psychological and even physical symptoms while you learn to 1) grieve and let go of your former self, 2) function in a world that no longer ... Views: 1748
Astrology from first principles.
For many people Astrology seems like nothing more than mumbo-jumbo, a primitive superstition entirely different from the modern scientific view of life. Whereas science explains phenomena from first principles, building up from the simple to the complex, ... Views: 1329
I was brought to depth psychology through my love of typology. As a corporate consultant, each time I taught a workshop on the Myers-Briggs assessment I found that people were finding new ways of seeing themselves and others. Bridges of understanding were being formed and those I trained were ... Views: 1236
“I ain’t got nothin’. Just look at me. Sittin’ here at a homeless shelter, but I have the whole world, baby. I ain’t goin’ hungry tonight. I’m happy.” – A homeless man at Presbyterian Night Shelter in Fort Worth, Texas.
Some people are happy with everything, yet others are never happy. ... Views: 1183
Being a devoted organization for teens and young ones, West Ridge Academy is an institution that can help you lead your wild teen into becoming a better person. Belligerent teens can also be dealt with by their parents through the parenting strategies that are taught by West Ridge ... Views: 1058
Michael Jordon turned fifty in February. Where did the time go? As I read the recent piece in ESPN magazine on Jordon by Wright Thompson, I felt sad for Michael. Each of us reaches a place in our lives where we realize that most of the living we’ve done is behind us; and I believe it brings us ... Views: 1033
Is your conditioning holding you back from making the changes you want? Contemplative psychotherapists state that within each of us there is a brilliant sanity that exists unconditionally. Not one of us is beyond hope. Yet most of us have been conditioned by society and our culture in such a way ... Views: 1132
You may have heard the term psychotherapy and have wondered exactly what it means. Many therapists, psychologists and mental health professionals use terms like psychotherapy and cognitive behaviour, however the average person isn’t familiar with the meaning of these psychology-related terms. ... Views: 730
To answer this question fully would require several extremely large volumes of written material including analysis and data as to the development of the health service in the UK. The point of the question, what is the NHS, is actually to provide a bit of background to the broader question of ... Views: 965
Most dreams are serious warnings. They may be trying to tell you that you are making many mistakes. Later you’ll face bitter consequences. However, if you don’t know the dream language, you cannot understand the dream warnings and protect yourself.
Other times your dreams are trying to ... Views: 1141
“We are all meaning making machines”
I first heard this description of how we humans work six years ago at a workshop I was attending. Today, when I Googled it, I got over 5 million results! Clearly this is an idea that has been floating around and changing the way people interact with each ... Views: 995