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Have you ever told a hilarious joke, only to receive crickets - or worse, horrified faces - as a response? Do you think jokes about death, terror, and suffering are funny? A recent study by the Medical University of Vienna defined dark…

“You never really learn much from hearing yourself speak,” said George Clooney. Do you have a friend or family member who would do well to take these words to heart? There are few things that make my blood boil quite like ignorance and…

“Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems,” wrote Epictetus. As a person with anxiety, this quote hits close to home. Nothing on earth is as daunting as what lies in our own minds.…

“There is a magnificent, beautiful, wonderful painting in front of you! It is intricate, detailed, a painstaking labor of devotion and love! The colors are like no other, they swim and leap, they trickle and embellish! And yet you choose…

The word "narcissist" gets thrown around far too often. We use it to describe people who are selfish, insensitive, or overly pleased with themselves. Sometimes we lose sight of the fact that narcissism is an illness. Narcissists struggle…

“I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments,” said Jim Morrison. Sometimes, intelligence can hide behind humor, youth, rebelliousness,…

“Don't think of introversion as something that needs to be cured...Spend your free the way you like, not the way you think you're supposed to,” wrote Susan Cain, a modern expert on introversion. “Love is essential," she explained, …

Before I found lasting love with my husband, I had a few relationships I thought were the real thing. Obviously, they fell apart. At times, the loneliness, confusion, and grief were all-consuming. It's hard to find perspective and insight…

Ice cream for breakfast? New research says - go for it! A new study listed in excite.co.jp, led by Kyorin University professor Yoshihiko Koga, suggests that eating ice cream for breakfast may be beneficial for brain function. Researchers…

“Before, I wanted to say: "I found love!" But now, I want to say: "I found a person. And he belongs to me and I belong to him.” ― C. JoyBell C. Often, we feel a warm sense of belonging with our partner. We belong to them, and they to us.…