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“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain,” said Bob Marley. What if, when it hit you, you felt nothing at all? Music seems to be a universal joy - but it isn't. Between three and five percent of the human…

We all know that people who over-indulge in social media can skew toward the narcissistic. Study after study has proven this. Also, we can see it with our eyes. However, recent research shows that our image of the self-absorbed selfie taker…

“We all have cracks and tears and shattered glass within our souls. Some have more than others. We do not wish to seek one who has none; but we wish to find the one who can say "look at me, look at this." We wish to find the one who sees…

"Doing something positive will help turn your mood around. When you smile, your body relaxes. When you experience human touch and interaction, it eases tension in your body,” wrote Simone Elkeles. We are at our best when our body and…

Whether you’re happily coupled or flying solo, choosing to cultivate self-love is always a viable option. Often, we feel enormous social pressure to spend as little time by ourselves as possible. We are trained to fear loneliness, albeit…

Have you ever woken up after an emotionally taxing night with a pounding head, a queasy stomach, and an overall sense that your life had gone off course? Did this confuse you, since you had wisely decided not to drink away your troubles the…

Nurture versus nature: It's the classic debate of personality psychology. Does our world shape us into who we are? Or does our innate personality determine the life we create? Like most students of psychology, I believe the truth lies…

Almost everyone experiences social anxiety to some degree. We worry what people think of us. We second-guess our social interactions. We wonder why it can't just be easier to make friends, go on a date, or speak in public. According to…

“Thinking has, many a time, made me sad, darling; but doing never did in all my life...My precept is, do something, my sister, do good if you can; but at any rate, do something,” wrote Elizabeth Gaskell. There's nothing wrong with…