(Exploring Your Mind) When you feel like you don’t care about anything, you just watch life go by, without feeling any pleasure or happiness. You’re unmotivated, apathetic, and gloomy. However, this might be the ideal time for a radical change: a self-discovery journey.
psychology
A Few Strategies for Managing Time at Work
(Exploring Your Mind) Most people need some strategies for managing time at work. This is because an erroneous common belief is that spending more time in the workplace means working harder or better. Thus, extending the workday is often a source of stress and anxiety, as the work environment becomes unstable. Mainly because the organization of work isn’t well thought out nor properly defined.
Psychologist Explains The Unhealthy Incentives Behind “Cancel Culture”
(Brittany Hunter) If there was a video documenting every second of my life, you can bet it would contain some pretty stupid comments I’ve made over the years. I would also probably be reminded of some opinions I no longer believe. If you’re being honest with yourself, yours likely would be equally cringe.
Stress Can Make You Crave Unhealthy Foods, Study Finds
(Divina Ramirez) A recent study by researchers from Australia found that tense or stressed people have greater cravings for fast food, sweets and other unhealthy foods than people who aren’t as tense or stressed.
The Irrational Fear Behind Nazi Name-calling
(D. Lewis) Three examples of Nazi name-calling in the past week illustrate something peculiar about those insults. In the first example, the swarming of the U.S. Capitol was compared to the burning of the Reichstag — the complete destruction by arson of the German Parliament four weeks after Hitler’s election which was used as a pretext to abolish freedom of speech, detain opposition politicians, and consolidate Nazi legislative power. Second, Biden compared Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz to Nazi minister of propaganda Goebbels — the person in control of German media and responsible for organizing the burning of books. Third, Arnold Schwarzenegger compared the trespass of the Capitol to Kristallnacht — a Nazi government-organized mass arrest of Jews and destruction of Jewish-owned property.
Core Issues
(Barbara H Whitfield RT and Charles L Whitfield MD) After my near-death experience (NDE) I (Barbara) became a researcher at the University of Connecticut Medical School looking at the after-effects of an NDE.
Narcissistic Jealousy in Couples
(Exploring Your Mind) Jealousy in relationships is a complex feeling associated with passion and affection. However, it can also involve ego and power. Narcissistic jealousy is one of its many varieties. In particular, it’s characterized by its emphasis on the person’s ego.
Jim Jones and the Groupthink Phenomenon
(Exploring Your Time) Those who knew Jim Jones defined him as a leader who spoke in such a way that his words deeply affected everyone who heard them. However, this article tells the tragic tale that ultimately unfolded due to this charismatic leader.
A Different Angle on Abortion: The Case for Adoption
(Barbara H Whitfield RT and Charles L Whitfield MD) After my near-death experience (NDE) I (Barbara) became a researcher at the University of Connecticut Medical School looking at the after-effects of an NDE.
Super-Seniors: An Unexplained Phenomenon
(Exploring Your Mind) Many seniors have a similar intellectual performance to that of 20-year-olds. For some reason, which science doesn’t yet understand, their brains deteriorate much more slowly than normal. Welcome to the world of super-seniors!
Mind To Matter: How Your Brain Creates Material Reality
(Dr. Mercola) Dawson Church,1 Ph.D., is a leader in the energy psychology movement, one of the most common forms being the Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), which I have promoted for years. Church investigated and built on the EFT techniques developed by Gary Craig2 in the 1990s (which in turn was a derivative of the founder of energy tapping, Roger Callahan’s, work3).
Resexualizing Necrophilia: A Look at What Your Kids’ College Professors Care About
(Jeffrey Folks) Ever since its founding in 1883, the Modern Language Association has been considered the leading professional group for college faculty in language and literature. Each year, it holds a meeting — this year virtual, but featuring the same weary dissection of liberal issues as in all recent years.
Religion and Psychology Share Methods for Reducing Distress
(Neuroscience News) Religious people facing life crises rely on emotion-regulation strategies that psychologists also use, a new study finds. They look for positive ways of thinking about hardship, a practice known to psychologists as “cognitive reappraisal.” They also tend to have confidence in their ability to cope with difficulty, a trait called “coping self-efficacy.” Both have been shown to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression.
3 Visualization Techniques to Connect Body and Mind
(Exploring Your Mind) Visualization techniques are designed to help people relax and concentrate. When we visualize, we mentally create something to distract us and redirect attention away from what’s stressing us.
Core Issues
(Barbara H Whitfield RT and Charles L Whitfield MD) Whenever there is any kind of conflict, the stress and pressure bring up “core issues” that possibly haven’t come up before, or we have been able to ignore them. In Trauma and Twelve Step Recovery we talk about these Core Issues.