“It is not about you. It is about us. Life is difficult for everyone.” – Jack Kornfield Sometimes we’re blind to how our behavior can push people away. We have a million things to do. We are in a society that is so busy all the time. How can we help it? We don’t realize [Read More …]
Mental Fatigue: 6 Sure Signs You’re Mentally Tired
Feeling tired all the time? It may be more than just your body. A person’s mental health becomes fatigued as well. Do you ever feel like you can just not go on? You suffer from mental fatigue when you are mentally drained. The mind needs rest too, not just the body. This drain is not [Read More …]
5 Things That Will Recover You From Emotional Pain
We all have emotional pain, but how does one recover? Emotional pain has a wide grasp on the human condition. However, we are all made as humans to endure it. As human beings, we are capable of feeling the joys and the sorrows, and surviving that. If emotional pain has been a mainstay in your [Read More …]
The 5 Things Narcissists Do (to Stay at the Center of Attention)
Narcissists love to be the center of attention and within this particular group of people there can only be one!! narcissist per social event or things go badly…quickly. If you’ve never seen two narcissists duel: it’s a frightening, somewhat dizzying experience that nobody ever wins. Narcissists whip up a froth of information about themselves that’s [Read More …]
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4 Traits of Actual Psychopaths
When we hear the term psychopath, popular culture has conditioned us to think of serial killers on the run from the police. The truth is, psychopaths are much more subtle than people want to believe. If you work in the corporate world, you’ve probably encountered one or two as they climb their way to the [Read More …]
16 Things to Expect From A Loved One With Anxiety
“Chronic anxiety is a state more undesirable than any other, and we will try almost any maneuver to eliminate it,” wrote Robert E. Neale in The Art of Dying. Anxiety is, indeed, a miserable affliction. However, it also lives in some of the most wonderful people in our world. Anxiety often comes hand-in-hand with a [Read More …]
7 Of The Most Harmful Narcissistic Manipulation Tactics
We would like to think of ourselves as people who can spot and avoid manipulators, but narcissistic manipulation is a special, sneaky kind of toxic. There are two types of narcissists. One revolves around the person who is self-absorbed, and obsessed with their attire, hairstyle, and everything involving their looks, or what they own. That [Read More …]
10 Things Strong Mothers Teach Their Daughters
“A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take,” wrote Cardinal Mermillod. It’s impossible to overestimate the impact a mother’s love can have on her children. In a thousand ways, she makes them who they are. Are you lucky enough to have a very [Read More …]
5 Signs Your Personality Is Intimidating To Others
If you’ve ever been told you have a strong personality, or if you feel like people see you as ‘intimidating’, then this article is for you. Malcom X once said, “Why am I as I am? To understand that of any person, his whole life, from birth, must be reviewed. All of our experiences fuse [Read More …]
What It’s Like For Strong People With High-Functioning Depression
High-functioning depression is something you see countless people go through on a daily basis- whether you realize it or not. Sure, you may see they have a smile bright enough to illuminate the skies, but what you don’t see is that they’re carrying an unbearable weight. “Intelligence is sexy” t-shirt?! You see these people everyday, even [Read More …]
25 Things NOT To Say To Your Kids
“Perhaps it takes courage to raise children,” wrote John Steinbeck in East of Eden. Boy, does it ever! We need courage to love, to lead, and to nurture. Sometimes we need courage just to make it through the day. Most difficult of all is finding the courage to admit when we are wrong. Often, we [Read More …]
Six Things Narcissists Say
“Nice people don’t necessarily fall in love with nice people,” wrote Jonathan Franzen. His words may sound harsh, but they are absolutely true. Kindness and generosity often seem to make us even more vulnerable to unhealthy relationships. Toxic people know how to seek out these qualities. They know how to exploit them. A common perpetrator [Read More …]
21 Ways to Keep a Strong Woman Satisfied
Many men are drawn to strong, empowered women. Few know what to expect once they manage to catch one. A confident and independent woman acts differently from others. She may want you, but she doesn’t need you. She respects your needs, but she won’t let her own be forgotten. She will not compromise her values, [Read More …]
13 Signs You’ve Found a Gentleman
Unfortunately, chivalry seems to be going out of style. Truly, so are good manners and common courtesy. The gentleman is a dying breed. It is tragically difficult to find a man who is patient, considerate, and kind. They are so rare, in fact, that many women will mistake a man’s good manners for a sexual [Read More …]
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Emotional abuse can be difficult to understand and even more difficult to resolve. Unlike physical abuse, the marks are left on the inside, and they can be huge, gaping wounds that can be extremely complex to heal. As one Psychology Today article puts it, emotional abuse begin with one person in the relationship saying, “I’m [Read More …]
According to The National lnstitute of Mental Health “Depression (major depressive disorder or clinical depression) is a common but serious mood disorder. It causes severe symptoms that affect how you feel, think, and handle daily activities, such as sleeping, eating, or working. To be diagnosed with depression, the symptoms must be present for at least [Read More …]
“What I really want to tell him is to pick up that baby of his and hold her tight, to set the moon on the edge of her crib and to hang her name up in the stars,” wrote Jodi Picoult. And what difference would it make if he did? According to recent research, quite a [Read More …]
“We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing. Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change,” explained Henry Cloud. When we don’t set boundaries, we allow a situation to become more painful than it needs to be. Setting boundaries can be difficult, but not [Read More …]
