Psychology Today

Most advice offered to raise self-esteem eventually falls flat. The truth is, to raise self-esteem, you must cope with what you now avoid.

Metaphorically, for humans the essence of wound-licking involves not a lapping tongue but a rationalizing mind.

You can learn to talk about difficult subjects with your partner. Doing so is vital to your relationship.

If there’s such a thing as a city's "psyche,” then Cleveland’s just got a boost even greater than their beloved/hated LeBron's returning to Cleveland from South Beach in 2014.

It’s essential to know if your level of assertiveness is optimal. How else could you determine whether the way you stand up for yourself is most likely to get you what you want?

Researchers have spent far less time studying men’s attraction to women’s legs than the typical man devotes to gazing at them . . . and maybe finding himself spellbound by them.

What causes the feeling of non-feeling?

Part 2: How--in protest--the hurts, fears, and hatreds of Donald Trump's followers have prompted them to espouse The Donald as their vengeful hero.

Anger. It’s the emotion that goes with self-righteous indignation. It’s also the most “moralistic” of emotions, for it’s rooted in your sense of fairness—or rather, unfairness.

Crying conveys hurt. But what's frequently not recognized is that getting mad—in reaction to a perceived threat or injustice—is a desperate attempt to mask or minimize that hurt.

The question posed in this post’s title may sound almost nonsensical. How could you possibly be a victim of another’s conscience? Still, ask yourself: Is your super-ego tyrannical?

My 30+ years as a therapist has led me to a curious conclusion about families: namely, that grandparents find it much easier to love their grandchildren unconditionally than . . .

It’s hard to think of anything more crucial to your relationships—including the all-important one with yourself—than the awareness of what words and deeds set you and others off.