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As a child, one would have been powerless, dependent and not equipped to deal with their emotions or too much arousal. This is why they needed caregivers who were loving, caring, and emotionally in tune.
Yet, as they were abused at this stage of their life, they wouldn’t have received what ... Views: 453
Although someone could live in an area that is relatively safe, they could behave as though their life is constantly under threat. What this means is that they could have the tendency to be aggressive.
As a result of this, they could routinely get into heated arguments and even fights. So no ... Views: 421
The holidays can sometimes feel like one long list of obligations. You have to figure out which gifts to get for whom and how much you can afford to spend. You have to write holiday cards/notes/emails at least to some people, once again figuring out what to whom.
You have to figure out which ... Views: 334
6 Amazing Tips to A Good Nights Rest
Many college students are having difficulties falling asleep at night. Instead of sleeping and dreaming they roll around in their beds trying to fall asleep. The result usually is students not rested enough in the morning and tired all day throughout their ... Views: 311
How to Choose a College Major
So you’ve picked a school but what are you going to study? Don’t know how to pick the right college major? I’ve compiled a list of things to contemplate when you are considering how to choose a college major.
How to Choose a College Major
Level of ... Views: 309
As an adult, one will most likely have the ability to take action by moving their body and to speak by using their voice. Therefore, they will have the ability to just be and to do nothing, and they will have the ability to do and to express themselves.
However, while this could be the case, ... Views: 380
Towards the end of last year, I read the ‘The Divided Self’ by R.D. Laing and, before this, I read ‘The Integrity of the Personality’ by Anthony Storr. In one or both of these books, it went into how someone felt like a nobody as they were disconnected from their body.
One then had a physical ... Views: 366
Just because a man’s early years are behind him, it doesn’t mean that what took place during this time in his life is no longer affecting him. This may have been a time when his father was physically there, but emotionally absent.
What this means is that even though his father was around at ... Views: 448
Have you ever noticed that the more you focus on being grateful, the more you have to be grateful for?
It’s true. The more we practice counting our blessings, the more blessings we will find to count.
And that is one of the beautiful things about gratitude. It builds on itself. All we ... Views: 330
Bomen moesten opgelucht adem hebben gelaten toen laminaatvloeren werden geïntroduceerd. Ontworpen om eruit te zien en aan te voelen als hout, is deze slimme uitvinding goedkoper en probleemloos. Laminaatvloeren zijn winterhard en bestand tegen deuken, krassen en vlekken en zijn vrij immuun voor ... Views: 187
When it comes to the tools that are held in high esteem in the self-development world, affirmations are right at the top. There are even people that believe that one can transform their whole life by using these alone.
For others, they will be seen as powerful but they won’t be seen as some ... Views: 386
Although someone will have a body and live on planet earth, it doesn’t mean that they will feel comfortable being in their body and living on the earth. This can be due to what took place when they younger.
If this is so, thanks to what they went through as a child, they won’t be able to ... Views: 371
As per research, it is very important to have an ideal body language during an interview. Most of the leading recruiter mainly observers or monitors the candidate’s body language and judge them on the basis of that, at the first 7 seconds of the interview. Body language also accounts for 55% of ... Views: 190
If someone is going through a tough time or is unable to handle a certain obstacle, they can have the need to find a way through what is taking place. Regardless of what it is, their life might not have been this way for very long or it may have been this way for quite some time.
Either way, ... Views: 336
While it can seem as though being seen is a normal part of being human, it doesn’t mean that this is actually the case. So, just because someone’s being can be seen by others, it doesn’t mean that they will feel comfortable with being seen for who they are.
There is then going to be a big ... Views: 381
Life in your 20s is full of experiences & Ups and Downs. But this is the years on which the future of us depends. Though the 20s are the toughest time of our life, But still it needs to live fully.
As life offers many new things in 20s, we have to seek that opportunity and enjoy it, that’s ... Views: 260
If someone was abused and/or neglected as a child, it can be hard for them to just be. No matter what part of the day it is or what day of the week it is, they can more or less always be on the go.
Simply doing nothing and relaxing can be something that rarely, if ever, takes place. In a way, ... Views: 389
While there are some men who grew up with a father, there are others that grew up without one. However, just because some men had their father around, it doesn’t mean that he was actually available.
In this case, a man’s early years may have been a time when his father was generally around ... Views: 780
One thing that someone can experience a lot of, after having been abused as a child, is anger and even rage. Given what they went through during this stage of their life, it could be said that this is to be expected.
They may have been violated on a weekly, if not daily, basis, and this would ... Views: 388
Money is a need for every one of us. But the reality is, you need it more in the future than in the present. Because in present, you know what you need. But the future is unpredictable. So here comes the concept of Financial Security.
Finance security is about managing money well, in such a ... Views: 297
You may have those friends to whom you go out every day for fun. You may have those friends who give you some short term enjoyments. You may have that Best friend who gives you good memories or you may have friends who fight with anyone for you. But all these things give you a temporary ... Views: 249
The twenties are the time for adventures. A time to explore something new. A time for improving own self. Sometimes to face those daily challenges, you have to go beyond your home-zone. You have to stay away from home, for educational purpose or work purpose.
It’s really very tough for ... Views: 218
Can you believe it’s almost Thanksgiving?
What happened to Fall?
Although the song says "Oh, there's no place like home for the holidays," the fact is that most of us experience a sense of dread as we envision our upcoming holiday gatherings and being around our family.
Feelings of ... Views: 395
If someone has a strong connection with their body, they will generally be in touch with their needs and feelings. Through having this connection, they will be able to fulfil their needs and to listen to their feelings.
This will make it easier for them to live a fulfilling life and to have ... Views: 359
Ideally, if someone was abused as a child, they would end up getting the assistance that they need now that they are an adult. At this point in their life, they will most likely be able to do something about what they went through.
The years will have passed, that much is clear, but what they ... Views: 381
Whenever any candidate find a recruiter and go for an interview they need much preparations right from the technical knowledge & skills to the physical appearance and attitude.
Leading recruiter observes each and everything when any candidate enters for the interview. Therefore, let’s have a ... Views: 168
In the same way that a child can disconnect from their feelings when they are too painful to handle, an adult can also do the same thing. In both cases, it can seem as though the feelings have disappeared.
Even so, in both cases the feelings will have most likely been pushed down into their ... Views: 445
If someone finds it hard to be emotionally balanced and to experience inner peace, there is the chance that their early years were not very nurturing. This may have been a time when they experienced some kind of abuse and/or neglect.
The time in their life that should have built them up would ... Views: 426
There are a number of reasons as to why someone would get into self-development or try to change themselves. One reason that this can take place is because they believe that there is something wrong with them.
Now, this is not to say that one will be aware of this belief, as is it can be a ... Views: 439
It has been said that shame is the hardest feeling to tolerate and it is not hard to see why. This is because when someone experiences shame, they will feel bad and as though there is something wrong with them.
One can then experience guilt, with this being a sign that they have done ... Views: 361
If someone was abused and/or neglected as a child, one thing that they may struggle with as an adult is saying no. Thanks to this, they can have the tendency to say yes when they would rather not do something.
This is going to mean that they will go along with things that they don’t really ... Views: 412
If one was to engage in the grieving process, it could show that they have lost someone in their adult life. Then again, what it could illustrate is that their childhood was a time when their needs were rarely, if ever, met.
Consequently, one is going to be grieving a time in their life when ... Views: 400
One thing that someone may find, that’s if they were abused and/or neglected as a child, is that it is hard for them to stand their ground. In other words, it will be a challenge for them to be assertive.
As a result of this, it will be normal for other people to walk over them and for them ... Views: 420
A few days ago I was reading a story about someone in the public eye who felt a lot of pressure now that they had reached a certain age. This person said that there were a number of things that they should have achieved at their age.
These were things that society told them that they needed ... Views: 372
Although having emotions is a normal part of the human experience, it doesn’t mean that someone is born with the ability to understand them. In the same way that someone will need to be taught how to speak, they will also need to be taught how to understand their own emotions.
Therefore, ... Views: 296
Have you heard about the studies that say we are a reflection of the five people that we spend the most time with? That’s right! We become most like the people we most like!
When you look around your life, who or what do you see?
Are there people who inspire you? Are willing to be straight ... Views: 420
I've a very specific method of enjoying Falloutgames, and now that I do not think I am alone. Convince, decide on every lock and I want to hack on every computer. I need to keep as many options as I can, if I will dedicate dozens, or even hundreds of hours into a match.
For Fallout 4, I ... Views: 272
One thing that is often spoken about in self-development is the importance of being present. In some cases, this is seen as the answer to every problem and, in others, it is just seen as something that will allow someone to function better.
So when someone is present, they won’t be caught up ... Views: 416
One way of looking at the current age would be to describe it as the age of impulsivity. Unlike the past, there is less pressure on people to keep things in and to control their thoughts and feelings.
Nowadays, people are often encouraged to express how they feel and to allow their inner ... Views: 458
If 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: 476
While there can be moments in just about everyone’s life when they feel bitter about what someone else has or what they have achieved, there can be others that have a very different experience. For someone like this, this can be something that they experience on a regular basis.
It might not ... Views: 339
Being a woman is wonderful but what makes us wonderful is the same thing that often leaves us unsatisfied with our lives. Being a mother or a wife or a Daughter In Law is more than a full time job in itself and yet at the end of the day, we often feel less rewarded and yearn for an identity ... Views: 172
What 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: 489
If someone finds it hard to support themselves as an adult, it is likely to cause them to experience a fair amount of frustration, to say the least. This could mean that they don’t have a job or that the job that they have doesn’t pay them enough.
If this is how their life has been for a ... Views: 394
One outcome of early abuse and/or neglected is that someone may find that it is hard for them to fulfil their needs now that they are an adult. What could be normal for them is taking care of other people’s needs.
As a result of this, they are going to spend a lot of time being there for ... Views: 395
Earlier on, whilst I was reading a paper, I came across a story about someone who said that they became a sex addict thanks to social media. This person said that they had got sucked into a social media site and this caused them to go down a path that they wouldn’t have gone down ... Views: 383
For a very long time, the establishment was able to control what most people could or couldn’t find out about. There were many ways that this took place, with some being more obvious than others.
One way was via the creation of a school curriculum that only taught certain things. Two other ... Views: 471