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Handling life crises
Most of us will experience several crises during a lifetime. Insanity as a result of sudden shocks that life provides can manifest in different forms. In this article we examine… Read more
Shattered dreams
Both on television and in the media, we increasingly witness little girls to be beauty queens before they learned to walk. Some parents have high ambitions for their children. Of… Read more
How do you recognize a good advice?
In difficult situations we sometimes need a good advice, but all advice is not as good. In this article we investigate the "psychology of good advice". What is the hallmark… Read more
To build a confident personality Part II
A lot of evidence indicates that emotional control and focus on a greater meaning, far beyond one's own personal life and worries, are important aspects of mental balance. In this… Read more
To build a confident personality Part I
Identity and identity crises belongs to being human, and especially being human in a post-modern era. In many ways our personality is fashioned in harmony or disharmony with our interpersonal… Read more
Sanity and Insanity
What is insanity and what is normality? Often we understand insanity as the opposite of rationality. Here we meet Sophiya. She is an accomplished consultant, but when she loses her… Read more
Addiction: The Horizon Problem
There are many mental disorders that involve our inability to assess instant gratification in contrast to long-term consequences. This article is about impulsivity versus reflection and planning in relation to… Read more
You are not your emotions (!)
Many people are controlled by their emotions, whether they realize it or not. Emotions have of course a function, but all too often we think that emotions are telling us… Read more
Avoiding road rage with the teachings of Eckhart Tolle
By reading Tolle’s teachings, one realizes that it is often practical and prudent to act on our thoughts, but other times it is enough just to accept, recognize and observe… Read more
Substance Abuse and Addiction
The biological models for understanding drug abuse focus on organic brain changes due to substance abuse, and how this fosters an adjustment to the drug and further causes a physical… Read more
The dangers of magical thinking in New Age
I believe that the hyper-individualistic culture in America, which reached its zenith in the “me decade”, fostered regression to magical and narcissistic levels. I believe that the breakdown of more… Read more
What is the key to eternal happiness?
Have you ever wondered why happiness is so elusive and no-matter how much you zip around, work and accumulate things; happiness always seems to be unattainable. Even if we do… Read more
Freeing oneself from ego
What exactly is the ego? The Eastern wisdom traditions assume that the ego is a mental construct that constantly need confirmation in order to feel whole and valuable. Most people… Read more
Of chattering minds, toxic emotions and insatiable egos
Many of our thoughts are automatic and often repeat themselves without our conscious influence. It creates mental noise and causes distress and depression according to Eckhart Tolle. What then, is… Read more
The composition of phobias
Fear in the face of danger is of course a normal reaction. But when we react with fear in situations that are not really dangerous, we sometimes call it anxiety.… Read more
Act Now to Treat Depression before It is Too Late
The main symptoms of depression are loss of interest and lack of energy. Around 25% of women and 15% of men will experience depression requiring treatment during their lifetime. If… Read more
Re-creating memories
When you recall the past, the resident memories carry the emotional content of the moment. A tremendous exercise in control is required to isolate the event from the emotion. Some… Read more

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The Brain Continues to Develop in Young People with Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia continues to be one of the lesser understood disorders of brain development. It is generally believed to involve both genetic and environmental influence and shares many risk factors with… Read more
The True Meaning of Regret, According to Science
Everyone has regrets, but you always imagine that those regrets revolve around action you took and the mistakes you believe you’ve made. We focus so much on the decisions we… Read more
Psychology Around the Net: February 16, 2019
Are you ready to get all the latest on whether or not talking to bots is good for your mental health, how your occupation can affect how effective your&hellip; Read more
6 Ways to Show Yourself the Love You Deserve
When people think about being kind to themselves and practicing self-love, it’s often considered in a noncommittal, “Yes, I really should be doing that more,” sort of way. Then… Read more
Unwanted Thoughts? Don’t Try to Suppress Them
We all do it. We try to wish our thoughts away. When our mind turns to a stressful work situation, a craving for a cigarette, or a fantasy we shouldn’t… Read more
Best of Our Blogs: February 15, 2019
If you’ll be in San Francisco in April, you might want to check out the 2019 Integrative Mental Health Conference. I just got an email that it will take place… Read more
Anxiety — When You Worry About Worrying
Anticipation is a funny thing. If you are anticipating something fun it can seem like you can’t focus, you might think about it constantly, you might talk about it to… Read more
Love and the Platinum Rule
The Golden Rule is a good first pass at an attempt at empathy. You probably know how it goes: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”… Read more

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