Psychology & Mental Health Archives

What Is Narcissistic Rage, How to Recognize It and Deal with It

By Sherrie Hurd, A.A.|2020-06-29T17:33:08+03:00June 29th, 2020|Categories: Psychology & Mental Health, Personality|Tags: behavior, manipulation, mental health, narcissism|

Narcissistic rage is one of the most toxic emotional outbursts you could imagine. It seems to come from out of nowhere, filled with anger and nonsense. Narcissism and narcissistic rage are different. We all have a few narcissistic tendencies but generally try and work to make ourselves better. However, rage is an action that people [...]

These Are the Countries with the Highest Emotional Complexity

By Sherrie Hurd, A.A.|2020-06-26T13:41:09+03:00June 26th, 2020|Categories: Psychology & Mental Health|Tags: emotions, humankind|

Emotional complexity varies from place to place, not just from person to person. Multiple emotions are common, just different. If you aren’t aware of your emotional complexity, let me remind you. You know well that there are times when you feel both anger and love at the same time. These emotions, of course, are only [...]

How to Stop Blaming Your Parents for the Past and Move On

By Sherrie Hurd, A.A.|2020-06-22T13:27:32+03:00June 22nd, 2020|Categories: Psychology & Mental Health, Self-Improvement|Tags: childhood, self-analysis, trauma|

It’s time to stop blaming your parents for the problems in your life. Being an adult means owning responsibility for your adult decisions, and yes, your dysfunctions too. While there may be times when your mother and father let you down, at some point, you have to stop blaming your parents and move on. Like [...]

7 Signs of Approval-Seeking Behavior That Is Unhealthy

By Janey Davies, B.A. (Hons)|2020-06-12T17:44:09+03:00June 12th, 2020|Categories: Psychology & Mental Health|Tags: behavior, self-esteem|

Do you always place a high value on the opinions of others or please others before yourself? You might be showing signs of approval-seeking behavior. Why Do We Seek the Approval of Others? Of course, we all like approval. It reinforces that what we’re doing is right. It builds our self-esteem. We feel confident when [...]

8 Types of Happiness: Which Ones Have You Experienced?

By Becky Storey|2020-06-05T13:14:05+03:00June 5th, 2020|Categories: Psychology & Mental Health, Self-Improvement|Tags: emotions, happiness, positive thinking|

Happiness is something we’re all striving for. Most of us say that all we want for our children, our friends and ourselves is to be happy. Happiness is also incredibly difficult to define. It looks different to everyone. One person’s happiness might not match another’s. There are so many different types of happiness because “happiness” [...]

What Causes Social Anxiety in Children and How to Help Them

By Michelle Liew, B.A.|2020-06-02T13:40:08+03:00June 2nd, 2020|Categories: Psychology & Mental Health|Tags: behavior, childhood, social anxiety|

No one can separate school and children. School is an indispensable part of every child's life, so parents feel immense pressure to help their children succeed academically. They are so engaged in helping their children cope with the education rat race that they neglect their social development. Children can be socially anxious. But what causes [...]

9 Signs You Have Mean World Syndrome & How to Fight It

By Janey Davies, B.A. (Hons)|2020-06-01T20:30:53+03:00May 23rd, 2020|Categories: Food for thought, Psychology & Mental Health|Tags: crime, fear, humankind, perception, society|

There’s an unwritten rule we all tend to assume. The rule is ‘the more violence a person views on TV, the more violent their tendencies are in real life’. But one person believed the reverse to be true. That in fact, the more violent the media, the more frightened we become. This is Mean World [...]

Worry Time: How to Schedule Your Anxieties

By Sherrie Hurd, A.A.|2020-06-05T18:35:27+03:00May 22nd, 2020|Categories: Psychology & Mental Health, Self-Improvement|Tags: anxiety, mental health, worry|

There’s a new way of dealing with anxiety. It’s a unique process called “worry time”, which schedules a time for your obsessive concerns. For those who suffer from anxiety, worrying seems like a normal part of life. On a personal level, I worry way too much during the day, then keep myself up at night [...]