“Imagine that you could earn $10 million for just half an hour’s work,” psychologist Randy J. Paterson proposed to a group of people suffering deep, intractable depression. “… All you would have to do is make yourself feel worse than you do now…How would you do it?” The conceit of How to Be Miserable: 40Continue reading “How to be Miserable: 40 Strategies You Already Use”
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15 Ways to Get Someone Out of Your Head
Expert tips to manage your frustration and get past toxic thinking. Have you ever found that you just can’t stop thinking about someone—what they did or said, and how bewildered or hurt you were by their actions? When someone hurts us, our children, or someone we love; gossips behind our back; or simply acts crazyContinue reading “15 Ways to Get Someone Out of Your Head”
9 Truths About Borderline Personality Disorder
Do you know someone who is struggling with intense emotions, rage or anger, emotional lability, interpersonal conflict, unstable social or family relationships, and poor self-image? If so, perhaps you are dealing with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). BPD is a mental health condition that affects all facets of a sufferer’s life. Sadly, although BPD has becomeContinue reading “9 Truths About Borderline Personality Disorder”
The Secret Powers of Middle Children
An expert reveals why middles are not what you think they are WHAT ARE SOME COMMON STEREOTYPES ABOUT MIDDLE CHILDREN? They are considered to be neglected, resentful, have no drive, have a negative outlook, feel like they don’t belong—in other words, that they suffer from “Middle Child Syndrome.” A Stanford University study showed that middlesContinue reading “The Secret Powers of Middle Children”
How Well Do You Understand Your Emotions?
Why improving your emotional competence will improve your life People vary in their ability to identify their emotions. Some of us are more ‘tuned-in’ to how we’re feeling on a regular basis, while others pay less attention and might even minimize the importance of ‘feelings’ in general. Our Emotional Competence (or Emotional Intelligence) tends toContinue reading “How Well Do You Understand Your Emotions?”
Whatever You Do, Don’t Run: Your Panic Attack Survival Guide
Your heart was racing. You were dizzy and felt detached. You thought you were about to die. So, understandably, you tried to escape the last situation that caused you to panic. I get it! It is natural to try to flee when faced with an anxiety-provoking situation or object. Every part of our being instructsContinue reading “Whatever You Do, Don’t Run: Your Panic Attack Survival Guide”
How You Can Tell that Deep Down, Solitude Is Your Thing
What does it mean if you crave a lot of time alone? If you are someone who likes having time to yourself and space to yourself, and just never felt in tune with all the relentless matrimania (the over-the-top hyping of marriage and weddings and coupling), there have always been other people like you. ButContinue reading “How You Can Tell that Deep Down, Solitude Is Your Thing”
Stop Numbing Out and Awaken to Your Life
To feel happier and more alive, wake up to the ways you habitually escape life I used to jokingly describe myself as a hedonist. I wasn’t really joking, actually, as I passionately loved good food, good wine, dance, travel, life and passion itself. These days, however, I don’t see myself as a hedonist. I seeContinue reading “Stop Numbing Out and Awaken to Your Life”
How to Stop Passing Unfairness to Your Partner
You will do unto others the unfairness that is done to you…unless you do this Once upon a time, my wife backed out of a parking space at a big box store. . . directly into the passenger-side door of a car behind her. She stepped out to fess up and apologize, but was metContinue reading “How to Stop Passing Unfairness to Your Partner”
5 Psychological Habits That Limit Your Ability to Think
4. Overanalyzing rejection Our brain is like a computer processor: It has a finite amount of processing power, or intellectual resources, that can be used in a given moment. Any competing task (or emotional state) that occupies too much of our intellectual firepower impacts our ability to concentrate, focus, problem-solve, be creative, or use other cognitive abilities; as a result, our functioning IQContinue reading “5 Psychological Habits That Limit Your Ability to Think”
Amplify Wellness with Meg Duke 