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Migraine

What We've Learned About "Tachysensia"

Joseph Mazur on June 2, 2023 in The Speed of Life

Have you ever had short spells of feeling that everything is moving at super-fast speeds? It's called tachysensia, and now we know what it is.

Have you ever had short spells of feeling that everything is moving at super-fast speeds? It's called tachysensia, and now we know what it is.

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Depression

Has the Concept of Depression Been Overextended?

Neel Burton M.D. on June 2, 2023 in Hide and Seek

Pushing us towards doctors and drugs can prevent us from identifying and addressing the important real-life problems or psychological issues at the root of our distress.

Pushing us towards doctors and drugs can prevent us from identifying and addressing the important real-life problems or psychological issues at the root of our distress.

Career

Thinking Inside the Box

Richard Dancsi on June 2, 2023 in Dear Life, Please Improve

Which work environment would you prefer? An open-plan office with serendipitous meetings or a cubicle to get focused work done?

Which work environment would you prefer? An open-plan office with serendipitous meetings or a cubicle to get focused work done?

Reflections on OCD

David T. Culkin Ph.D. on June 2, 2023 in OCD and Marriage

Personal Perspective: Ever wonder how you can cope with a mental disorder? Try telling a story about it.

Personal Perspective: Ever wonder how you can cope with a mental disorder? Try telling a story about it.

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How to Detect a Narcissist

Small facial cues can reveal a lot

Relationships

Are You Easily Offended?

April Eldemire LMFT on June 2, 2023 in Couples Thrive

Being easily offended creates a lot of unnecessary stress, conflict, and drama in life. Here's where that quick-to-take-offense impulse comes from and what can be done about it. 

Being easily offended creates a lot of unnecessary stress, conflict, and drama in life. Here's where that quick-to-take-offense impulse comes from and what can be done about it. 

Career

Is What You Do Who You Are?

Jane Adams Ph.D. on June 2, 2023 in Between the Lines

Leaving the office behind doesn't always predict happiness and success in both the personal and professional domains of life.

Leaving the office behind doesn't always predict happiness and success in both the personal and professional domains of life.

Stress

The Four Attitudes of Calm

George S. Everly, Jr. PhD, ABPP, FACLP on June 2, 2023 in When Disaster Strikes: Inside Disaster Psychology

The raging fires of excessive stress contribute to unhappiness, depression, and premature aging. Adopting the "four attitudes of equanimity" may extinguish the flames of distress.

The raging fires of excessive stress contribute to unhappiness, depression, and premature aging. Adopting the "four attitudes of equanimity" may extinguish the flames of distress.

Sex

Criminal Charges and Consensual Kink

David J. Ley Ph.D. on June 2, 2023 in Women Who Stray

BDSM and kink behaviors can and have resulted in criminal prosecution and conviction, even when the behaviors were completely consensual.

BDSM and kink behaviors can and have resulted in criminal prosecution and conviction, even when the behaviors were completely consensual.

Conscientiousness

The Conscientious Path

Jessica Koehler Ph.D. on June 1, 2023 in Beyond School Walls

Discover the effects of conscientiousness on various life domains—and learn how to cultivate this essential trait for personal growth and overall well-being.

Discover the effects of conscientiousness on various life domains—and learn how to cultivate this essential trait for personal growth and overall well-being.

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Hope is double-edged, false hope can set you on a collision course with despair. Know when your hopes are well-founded and how to turn your deep desires into results.

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