The setting is a tastefully decorated office. “Sally,” a thirty-two year-old entertainment executive, leans back in a comfortable recliner and takes several slow, deep breaths. Her therapist dims the lights then begins speaking to her in a lul...
Here are the meanings of ten common dreams that people have:Being Chased or Attacked
To dream that you engage in a fight, denotes that you will have unpleasant encounters with your business opponents, and law suits threaten you....
The Initial Agony
The clock ticks away and still you haven't thought up a design or even a topic for your coursework - a psychological investigation on an issue of your choice. Many students come to me in the agony of not knowing what...
Have you ever stop to realize just how important communication is to you. Without being able to connect with other people it not only stops you from achieving your goals and desires, it could also threaten your mental and physical health....
In this article we explore what it means to dream about specific months.January - To dream of this month, denotes you will be afflicted with unloved companions or children.February - To dream of February, denotes cont...
This article discusses the different strengths and weaknesses of analytical and intuitive thinking, which combined may be called holistic thinking. Because thinking is in its nature invisible and abstract, the article uses an analogy by way of r...
I call it the “Centre of the World Syndrome”, and almost everyone has it to some degree. For many of us it does little to effect the world and the people around us. For others it is a constant hindrance and in most situations the sufferer and ...
The term NSTP (Non - Spatial Thinking Process) in the NSTP theory means thinking process existing in the form of non-spatial feelings. The theory is comprised of 7 theorems that are stated and demonstrated below.Theorem 1 :
Phenomenal ...
Often first responders to large natural disasters get themselves into a place where the death and the destruction literally makes them ineffective. Their brains are over whelmed and they cannot turn them back on to do their job. This causes them...
Death is not something that many people want to think about. However, death is a part of living a human life. At least, our current level of science and technology acknowledges that death is inevitable.Is death something to be afraid of o...
Someone in Your Life Probably Has a Personality Disorder -
It might be your spouse, your parent, your co-worker...even your child. Chances are, someone with a significant role in your life has a personality disorder. Dr Carver’s new guide to personality disorders in relationships puts the reality in plain English; more than just a list of diagnostic criteria, this explanation describes what it’s really like and offers tips for victims.
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Positive Affirmations for Breakfast? -
The "Motiwake Personal Development Alarm Clock" awakens you with positive affirmations to programme you for the day. Many people use their own "Demotiwake Personal Alarm Clocks" instead. Isn't it a better idea just to drop the programmes and relax?
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Provocative Therapy: Kill or Cure! -
Provocative Therapy turns all accepted wisdom about therapy on its head. Here is a therapy in which the therapist makes fun of the client's problems, blows them up out of all proportion and suggests crazy and surreal solutions seemingly off the top of their heads. So why does it seem to be effective?
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Does Road Rage Make Physical Wounds Heal More Slowly? -
Research on the effects of anger expression on speed of wound healing shows that bottling it up and expressing anger in a controlled way do not affect the healing process adversely, but losing your temper sure does.
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Can Happiness be Taught? -
Should happiness and fulfillment be subjects on the school curriculum? Is this a holistic way forward, or a case of "experts colonising our internal life"?
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Midlife Crisis ? Just an Excuse? -
Facing your mortality can indeed be a shock, and one which might provoke deeper reflection than "better go out clubbing while I still can".
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Negative Thoughts: Is Life a Battle? -
I'm quite a sucker for "how to" posts about positive thinking. But sometimes the underlying tone seems more aggressive than positive. I don't have a problem with being a winner in a genuinely competitive situation, but I don't see my life as a war, either with myself or with the rest of the world!
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Fatalists Doomed to Cheat? -
It seems that conscious choice and the exercising of responsibility are good for us -- physically, psychologically, and even, according to new research, morally. Apparently, those who have a strong belief in their own power and influence over events are less likely to cheat, lie and steal.
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The Great Self-Help Scam? -
Self-Help is a massive and growing industry. Are these books really selling the secrets to happiness, thinness and wealth? Or are they making profits from the comforting illusion that these things are really for sale?
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More on the Counsellor?s Creed: Setting Goals -
One of Carl Rogers' most important contributions to counselling theory and practice was to give up the idea of having goals, and be open to following whatever direction the client might uncover, wherever it might lead. What about Item 4, then: "It is important to discuss your goals with you. What brought you here? What do you hope to achieve?"
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