Here’s how phobias work. There are two parts to your mind — one that thinks, and one that feels. The thinking part is the conscious, rational mind that you are using now as you read this. The feeling part is the unconscious, emotional mind. It takes care of automatic tasks like regulating the heart, …
There are some people who have problems with their sleep. Some have insomnia, narcolepsy, snoring, and some other have sleepwalking which is also known as somnambulism and noctambulism. Sleepwalking, although it is not always harmless, it can also be very dangerous. Sleepwalkers walk in their sleep. Or, they even do other actions as if …
Every dreamer has asked questions about why we dream, and what those dreams mean. While every dream is unique to the person who dreams it, the world of dream interpretation is a rich, fascinating and exciting one. We have included here some of the most commonly asked questions about dreams and their analysis. What …
Recently it was reported that a 41-year-old driver was shot because he pulled into the exact change lane and a driver was angry with him for his slowness? Yikes! It’s terrible to read about this and so sad the desperation and daily blow-ups that occur. This can happen alot when someone drives slowly in …
Anger, anxiety, guilt, regret and worry are all perfectly normal emotions. They are our mind’s way of telling us that something is wrong and we need to get off our keesters to fix it. As I have said many times before, we only have a limited amount of energy to stay healthy, age gracefully …
It’s easy to blame our parents for how we are: “How can I be successful and happy when my father always told me I wouldn’t amount to much?” “My mother was never a role model for a happy, healthy woman.” “No one ever showed me love when I was a child, so how can …
Social anxiety or social phobia has many varied causes, including biological, psychological and social. However, each one may be intertwined so it is hard to specify exacting ones. Though it is not yet known if social anxiety is caused by a genetic disposition or something learned through family social conditioning, it does appear that …
Teletherapy has been around for years; peer-reviewed studies, lots of them, show that it’s just as effective as in-person treatment. But it took a pandemic to set off the massive surge in platforms and popularity — because how else would we have seen our shrinks in 2020? — and it’s here to stay. Ninety-six …
The very common phenomenon is known as earworm, and while more research is needed to determine exactly what’s happening in your brain when they take hold, the repetition often is related to stress. Anything repeated probably has some tension-reducing characteristic, capturing your attention so you’re not attending to other things you find unpleasant. It …