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- The Media: Is Someone Naive If They Believe That The Mainstream Media Exists To Inform People? - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2017 from Oliver JR CooperIf one was to think about what the purpose of a supermarket is, they may say that it is to sell people food. This could be seen as a fairly accurate assessment, and what they could add is that these places often sell house related items. It Goes On Alternatively, one could think about ...
Views: 905 - You Only Need To Listen! - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperWhen someone is going through a challenging time, for instance, it can be easy to assume that they need advice. It is then going to be as though they don’t know what do, meaning that they will need to be saved. One can then end up feeling a lot of pressure - pressure that will arise through ...
Views: 905 - Critical Thinking: Does The Establishment Want To Divide Men And Women? - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperThere are a number of elements that need to be in place in order for a society to not only grow, but to simply exist. For one thing, the people in the society need to have similar values, and they need to be able to stop certain parts of themselves from being expressed freely. So, their ...
Views: 903 - Critical Thinking: Did The Establishment Set Up The Alternative Media? - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone wants to find out about what is going on in the world, they might end up looking towards the alternative media. This can be seen as the only news source that does what it is supposed to do – to report on what is actually going on. It might then be accurate to say that this person ...
Views: 902 - Critical Thinking: Is Celebrity Worship A Sign Of How Emotionally Undeveloped The Western World Is? - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIn just about every country in the western world, very few people class themselves as religious. At the same time, the people who are coming into this part of the world from Africa and the Middle East, for instance, are often religious. Therefore, while religion is on its way out in this ...
Views: 902 - Masculinity: Do Some Men’s Childhoods Set Them Up To Reject Their Masculinity? - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperIt is often said that more men need to get in touch how they feel and to feel comfortable enough to express what is taking place within them. Said another way, they need to embrace their feminine side. However, while this is what is often said, it doesn’t mean that this is the only challenge ...
Views: 902 - Boundaries: Do Some People's Childhoods Set Them Up To Say Yes All The Time? - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone wants to do something, they can say yes, and, if they don’t, they can say no. Both of these words are going to be important; one word won’t be more important than the other. When someone can use both of these words, there will be no reason for them to have the tendency to ignore ...
Views: 901 - Critical Thinking: Why Would A Man/Woman Be Against Masculinity? - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperFor quite some time now, a lot has been said about so-called ‘toxic masculinity’ and now, ‘traditional masculinity’ has been targeted by the experts at the American Psychological Association (APA). Masculinity is then a problem and, if a man has any masculine traits, it will mean that he is also ...
Views: 901 - Projection: Can Someone Suffer When They Project Their 'Good' Traits Onto Others? - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2017 from Oliver JR CooperIt is not uncommon for the word ‘projection’ to be heard when it comes to the world of self-development and psychology. Yet even if one doesn’t spend time reading books on these areas, they might still have heard about this word on more than one occasion. A Negative Occurrence And if one ...
Views: 901 - Relationships: Are Some Men Too Emotionally Underdeveloped To Have A Relationship With A Woman? - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperIt is not uncommon for a woman to complain about how she keeps ending up with men who are emotionally unavailable, and it would be easy to say that a woman like this is incredibly unlucky. Time after time, she ends up experiencing the same outcome - it can then seem as though men need to get it ...
Views: 901 - “I No Longer Had A Purpose!” - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2017 from Oliver JR CooperGrowing up in a guest house meant that there was always something to do; therefore, there wasn’t much time to relax. If I didn’t get up at a certain time or disappeared when I was supposed to be working, I would often be in a lot of trouble. Sometimes I would go out when I got home from ...
Views: 901 - Black Panther: Did ‘Black Panther’ Emphasize How Important It Is To Heal Ancestral Trauma? - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperWhen ‘Black Panther’ came out earlier on in the year, I heard that it was a really good film. A few friends of mine said it was good and one of them said that they were willing to see it again if I wanted to go. I didn’t go to the cinema in the end and I ended up forgetting all about the ...
Views: 900 - Critical Thinking: Does The Prevalence Of The Entitlement Mentality Show How Out Of Balance The West Has Become? - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperThe mainstream media routinely covers stories that go into how someone believes that they should receive something without having to work for it. Yet, if it doesn’t relate to one person, it will relate to a group of people. Thanks to identity politics, just about everyone has been put into ...
Views: 900 - Does The Film ‘Joker’ Show What Can Happen If Someone Was Abused As A Child? - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperA few days ago I had the chance to watch ‘Joker’ and I must say that this was an intense film. I thought the story was solid, the acting was stupendous, and the score worked nicely too. Unlike so many of the other superhero films, this was very lifelike. I would even go as far as to say that ...
Views: 900 - Travelling Is Great For Developing The Masculine Aspect! - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperDuring my time in Sweden, Stockholm, I was reminded of how good it was to travel. Before I went away, the last time I went aboard was a number of years ago, and this meant that I had pretty much forget about what it was like to go away. When I was away, it was clear that I was the one who ...
Views: 900 - Child Abuse: What Beliefs Can Someone Have About Being Seen If They Were Abused As A Child? - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone was abused and/or neglected when they were a child, it may be hard for them to reveal who they are now that they are an adult. What could feel comfortable is hiding from others and hiding when they are around others. However, even though this is what can take place, it doesn’t mean ...
Views: 899 - Self-Knowledge: Does Society Stop People From Developing Self-Knowledge? - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperDuring someone’s early years, there is a strong chance that they spent a lot of time being told what to do and what to think. There would then have been the conditioning that they received while they were in the education system. A Few More Years After this, one may have got a job, ...
Views: 899 - Career: Will Someone Need To Create A New Identity If They Have Lost Their Job? - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperWhen it comes to what someone does for a living, there is the chance that it is a big part of who they are. In fact, it might go even further, with one seeing this area of their life as their whole life. One is then not just going to go to work and then to leave this part of their life ...
Views: 897 - Critical Thinking: Why Is Russia And ‘Fake News’ Blamed For Everything? - by Submitted on May 05, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone keeps up to date with what is taking place in their own country and around the world, they are likely to have heard a lot about Trump and Brexit. But instead of the mainstream media being able to accept the fact that Trump won and Brexit took place and moving on, they have continued ...
Views: 897 - How Do I Know If My Higher Self Is Talking To Me? - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperJust under a week ago I wrote an article titled, ‘You Can’t Have Anything Until You Don't Need It.’ I wrote this article after I had looked through, ‘Creating Money: Attracting Abundance’ by Sanaya Roman and Duane Packer. Along with the part of the book that I spoke about in the ...
Views: 897 - Why Do You Want To Achieve Something? - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperNow that a New Year has just begun, there is a lot being said about goals and making this a year that is unlike any other. This is something that you may have heard online and/or something that the people in your life have spoken about. When I hear anything like this, it makes me think about ...
Views: 897 - Emotional Awareness: Are Your Split-Off Parts Controlling How You Feel? - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperEmotions are often seen as an inconvenience - as things that do more harm than good. And, when someone has this outlook, they are likely to experience a lot of ‘negative’ emotions. Consequently, they may alternative between being overwhelmed by how they feel and disconnecting from how they ...
Views: 895 - Being Seen: Can The Fear Of Being Seen Stop Someone From Reaching Out For Support? - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperIt has been said that a big part of success is simply turning up, and this shows how important it is to take the first step. If the first step is not taken, it won’t be possible for someone to get the ball rolling, so to speak. What typically stops someone from taking the first step is fear, ...
Views: 894 - Sometimes We Need To Hit Rock Bottom Before We Can Rise Up - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperI recently heard something that made me think about how destructive positive thinking can be. Thanks, in part, due to the self-development world, so many people believe that they need to have positive thoughts all the time. And, if they don’t, something bad will happen; with negative ...
Views: 894 - You Sound Stupid When You Say That! - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperEarlier on I was listening to a conversation where one person was having a go at someone else. These were not just two strangers, though; they were two people who knew each other. One of them said something and the other person didn’t hear what was said, so they ended up saying “what?” a ...
Views: 894 - “Did You Watch The Royal Wedding?” - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperA few weeks ago, while I was waiting for something in a city nearby, I was asked by someone if I had watched the royal wedding. But before I go into what happened next, I want to go into what it was like for me before it took place. The media spent a lot of time talking about what it would ...
Views: 894 - Anxiety: Can Someone Experience Anxiety If They Don't Feel Safe In Their Body? - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperThere appears to be a lot of people in today’s world who suffer from anxiety, and while this may be something that only affects certain areas of their life, it may be far more severe. When it relates to the former, there may be times when they are able to settle down and to feel at peace. ...
Views: 893 - True-Self: Can Being Agreeable Cause Someone To Lose Touch With Their True-Self? - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2017 from Oliver JR CooperWhen someone has the ability to go along to get along, it can be a lot easier for them to get on with others. By not having the desire to rock the boat, so to speak, they are unlikely to rub other people up the wrong way. This is likely to mean that they will have a number of friends, and ...
Views: 893 - True-Self: Is It A Surprise For Someone Who Acts Strong To Feel Weak On The Inside? - by Submitted on Dec 24, 2017 from Oliver JR CooperOn the one hand, there is going to be how someone behaves and, on the other; there is going to be how someone feels on the inside. At times, what is taking place within them will be expressed through how they behave. An Authentic Human Being In this case, one is generally not going to put ...
Views: 893 - Self-Hate: What Can Happen When Someone Disconnects From Their Own Self-Hatred? - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperIs someone hated themselves, and they were to embrace how they feel, it would undoubtedly have a negative effect on their wellbeing. In the same way that filling a boat up with water would cause it to sink, embracing their self-hate would most likely cause them to sink. It would end up being ...
Views: 890 - Are You Buying Into Someone Else's Narrative? - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone was to watch the news on TV or to read a paper, they are likely to hear about what is taking place in the world. It can seem as though the channel or paper is simply passing onto them what is taking place; nothing more, nothing less. This whole process will then be very similar to ...
Views: 889 - “There Is No Reason To Feel Ashamed If You Have Mental And Emotional Problems!” - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperA little while ago I was talking to someone who said that one of their friends had suffered from depression in the past and, along with this, another one of their friends had recently revealed that they were not in a good way. I don’t think it came as a surprise for them to hear about what their ...
Views: 889 - Dating: Should Someone Be Suspicious If Another Person Acts Extremely Interested In The Beginning? - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone was to come across a dog, and this dog was to jump up and down, making it clear that he/she was pleased to see them, there would be no reason for them to wonder what was going on. This is due to the fact that this just what dogs are like; they don’t need a reason to be warm and ...
Views: 887 - Social Media: Has Social Media Made It Harder For People To Deal With Conflict? - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2017 from Oliver JR CooperThere are a number of things that have changed since the advent of social media, and one of the things that it has done is changed how people communicate with each other. Instead of having to be around others, one can now ‘socialise’ online. One can then message someone who lives just down ...
Views: 886 - Trauma: How Can Someone Make It Easier For Them To Sleep If They Have PTSD? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone has PTSD, it is likely to be a sign that they have experienced something that has overwhelmed their system. Or if it doesn’t relate to one thing in particular, it could show that a number of things had this effect on them. Either way, due to how overwhelmed they were by what took ...
Views: 886 - Critical Thinking: Can Someone Save The Planet By Feeling Bad? - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIt is not uncommon for the media to share information about what is happening in the oceans and what certain animals are going through. This type of information can be found on social media too. From what is going on around the world, it is perfectly clear that a lot of harm is being done ...
Views: 884 - Neglect: Can Childhood Neglect Cause Someone To Feel Worthless? - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperThere are people on this planet that have a sense of their own value and then there are those that don’t. It can be as though some people were born with this in place, while others weren’t. Still, even though it might seem as though this is something that someone is born with, there is far ...
Views: 884 - Relationships: Can A Man’s Unmet Childhood Needs Make Him Want To Sleep With A Lot Of Women? - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2017 from Oliver JR CooperThere are some men who generally have relationships, while there are others who have absolutely no interest in having one. But even if a man doesn’t want to have a relationship, it doesn’t mean that he has always been this way. No Longer the Same If there was a point in their life when ...
Views: 884 - Self-Rejection: Can Someone's Inner Critic Cause Them To Reject Themselves? - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperWhat is clear is that in order for someone to feel comfortable in their own skin, and to even experience inner peace, it will be important for them to accept themselves. If they are able to do this, their life is likely to be a lot easier than it would be otherwise. But, although someone can ...
Views: 884 - Critical Thinking: Have Hate Speech Laws Turned Some People Into Mini Tyrants? - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperIn recent years, the term ‘hate speech’ and ‘hate speech laws’ have received a fair amount of exposure. Unsurprisingly, there are people who are on board with all this and there are people who are not. Hate speech relates to speech that is ‘hateful, threatening, or abusive,’ and is aimed at ...
Views: 883 - Emotional Awareness: Do Some People's Childhood Set Them Up To Ignore Their Own Pain? - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperIn the same way that a light will usually appear on the dashboard of a car when something isn’t right, someone will usually experience pain when something is not right. Through paying attention to this pain, they will be able to do something about it. On the one hand, there will be physical ...
Views: 883 - Femininity: What Can Happen When A Man Rejects His Feminine Nature? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperA lot has been said recently about the attack on masculinity and even about how men in general are being undermined. When it comes to masculinity, it is often made out that men are the only ones who have this element, which is then why men end up being seen as bad. This is, of course, not ...
Views: 883 - Letting Go Of The Fear Of Being Seen Won’t Happen Overnight - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperWhat someone may find, after being on the path of self-discovery for a little while, is that they have a fear of being seen. This is not to say that they will isolate themselves from others and never leave their home. No, what it is likely to mean is that they will spend time around others ...
Views: 881(1 vote) - Don’t Compare Yourself With Others - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone wanted to find out how well they are doing in life, they could end up looking around them. One is then going to compare themselves with the people they are close to, along with the people who they know. Alternatively, one could think about the people in their life who are around ...
Views: 880 - Are You Victimising Yourself? - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperQuite some time ago I came across a post on social media where someone was basically lamenting the fact that although they were there for their friends during tough times, their friends were not there for them when they were going through a tough time. From what they said, it would be easy to ...
Views: 879 - Critical Thinking: Do Some Celebrities Have To Go Along With The Agenda To Stay Relevant? - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperFrom the outside, it can seem as though certain celebrities have it all. This is because the average celebrity can be talented, good looking, have plenty of money and millions of people all over the world can admire them. And when it comes to a celebrity like this, one can believe that ...
Views: 879 - Relationships: What Can Someone Do If They Keep Ending Up With The Wrong Person? - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone had just bought a car, there is a strong chance that they would have taken it for a test drive first. This would have given them the opportunity to find out what it is like and to see if it would be a good match for them. Along with this, they would have most likely asked a number ...
Views: 878 - If You Don’t Face Your Pain, You’ll Take It Out On Someone Else! - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperWhen I was at school I was friends with someone who wouldn’t put up with being treated badly by others, and this meant that he ended up having a lot of fights. It didn’t even have to get to this point for him to harm someone though, as he would end up doing this even if he thought that they were ...
Views: 877 - Loss: Why Is It Harder For Some People To Handle The Loss Of A Parent? - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIn the same way that getting older is generally part of life, experiencing loss is also part of life. And while getting older can be difficult, experiencing loss can be something that is even harder to handle. This can be put down to the fact that aging is a slower process, which allows ...
Views: 877 - Self-Worth: Why Do Some People Only Feel Valuable When They Wear Designer Labels? - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperMany years ago, there were only a small amount of designer brands but, as time has passed, this has gradually changed. Thanks to the internet, there are now numerous designer brands. Still, even though plenty of brands have appeared over the years, a number of the old brands are still right ...
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