emotions

Many of us have wondered what is the difference between loving someone and being in love with them. The way a certain person makes you feel about them tells everything. "I love you, but I'm not in love with you." What does it really…

The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as…

At least once in your life you have been in a situation where someone doesn't meet your expectations or even breaks your trust. Betrayal can be hard to overcome and often times forgiveness seems unreasonable. Well, we are here to tell you…

Important disclaimer: Depression is a mental disorder which should not by any means be taken lightly. It consists of a spectrum of differentiating forms and is a highly individual matter. For instance, clinical depression is a more severe…

We tend to admire and hear quite a bit about intelligence in the traditional sense. More specifically, the one which is encompassed in the general intellect of a person- the ability to comprehend, evaluate, and respond to external stimuli.…

Mental toughness, or the ability to be resilient and responsive in difficult circumstances, is rarely considered in the realm of emotional intelligence. Good leaders, though, understand that being mentally tough is actually somewhat…

We've written extensively about how difficult it is to get away from people who are toxic, dead-end, abusive, narcissistic - the list goes on. It is not easy to free ourselves from these types of people. Often they are burrowed into our…

With few exceptions, every single human being is equipped with empathy. Empathy is simply the ability to feel what another person is experiencing. Author Jeremy Rifkin explained it well when he suggested that empathy is what gives you a…

If you ever felt you were someone who has the capacity to feel what other people are feeling, if you felt physically drained after a day spent around a group of people at work or at a lively event, or if you felt completely exhausted by the…

Physical abuse is obvious to everyone, and we could easily detect it. But emotional abuse is not so evident, and the signs and symptoms could be much more difficult to identify —although the consequences are sometimes even more dangerous…