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How Do Dreams Work and Why Do We Have Them, According to Science?
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How Do Dreams Work and Why Do We Have Them, According to Science?

By Guest Author|2019-02-16T21:26:51+00:00February 16th, 2019|Categories: Human Brain, Uncommon Science|Tags: ancient civilizations, Carl Jung, dream interpretation, dreams, memory, Sigmund Freud|

How do dreams work? This and other questions about dreams have been a source of wonder for ages. Sigmund Freud, the father of modern psychology, was convinced that dreams were an expression of unfulfilled fantasies. More pragmatic theorists after him saw dreams as a reflection of life. But neither Freud nor those who came after [...]

What Is Holiday Depression and 10 Simple Ways to Cope with It
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What Is Holiday Depression and 10 Simple Ways to Cope with It

By Guest Author|2019-02-14T19:18:54+00:00February 14th, 2019|Categories: Psychology & Mental Health, Self-Improvement|Tags: depression, emotions, mental health, seasonal|

Holiday depression is a feeling of lowliness and despair felt during the holiday months or on holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving. Holidays come with a whole bundle of responsibilities and pressure. From coping with financial chaos to losing sleep over loneliness and awkward family gatherings, holidays and vacations cast a murky spell upon many teenagers [...]

Signs and Causes of Compulsive Lying and How to Stop This Habit
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Signs and Causes of Compulsive Lying and How to Stop This Habit

By Mariya M.|2019-02-13T14:48:35+00:00February 13th, 2019|Categories: Personal Development, Psychology & Mental Health, Self-Improvement|Tags: behavior, communication, lying, manipulation, mental health, personality, self-confidence|

At times, we can all tell a small white lie, but compulsive lying is a completely different animal. People who have the habit of compulsive lying tell lies about the most random things. If you ask them what they did over the weekend, they might say, "I went fishing with some friends". In fact, they [...]

Healing Frequencies That Have a Miraculous Effect on the Human Mind & Body
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Healing Frequencies That Have a Miraculous Effect on the Human Mind & Body

By Janey D.|2019-02-12T21:36:29+00:00February 12th, 2019|Categories: Human Brain, Uncommon Science|Tags: behavior, brain hemispheres, consciousness, meditation, mind-body connection, relaxation, sleep, subconscious, vibration|

Are there really healing frequencies that can affect our minds and bodies or is it just a bunch of hippy mumbo jumbo? Actually, the way that healing frequencies work is very much based on science and it has to do with how the brain operates. So what do we mean when we say ‘frequencies’ and [...]

The Mystery of Wrinkled Fingertips in Water and 4 More Evolutionary Quirks
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The Mystery of Wrinkled Fingertips in Water and 4 More Evolutionary Quirks

By Janey D.|2019-02-08T20:20:05+00:00February 10th, 2019|Categories: Human Brain, Physics & Natural Sciences, Uncommon Science|Tags: behavior, communication, concentration, evolution, humankind, mind-body connection|

Have you ever wondered why you get wrinkled fingertips if you are in water for long periods of time? It’s actually a neat evolutionary quirk, developed over time, designed to enable us to survive. So how does it work? Why do we get wrinkled fingertips? Not only that, but why is it only our fingertips [...]

How to Overcome Fear and Phobias with These 10 Science-Backed Strategies
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How to Overcome Fear and Phobias with These 10 Science-Backed Strategies

By Mariya M.|2019-02-08T19:52:31+00:00February 8th, 2019|Categories: Personal Development, Psychology & Mental Health, Self-Improvement|Tags: anxiety, behavior, emotions, fear, phobia|

This article on how to overcome fear will be helpful for everybody because everyone is afraid of something. Fear is a natural response that protects us from danger as well as other threatening circumstances we can encounter in our lives. However, sometimes this natural reaction goes a bit crazy and this can cause a certain [...]

10 Rare Mental Disorders You Have Probably Never Heard about
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10 Rare Mental Disorders You Have Probably Never Heard about

By Janey D.|2019-02-06T19:40:40+00:00February 6th, 2019|Categories: Psychology & Mental Health, Uncommon Science|Tags: behavior, depression, emotions, humankind, mental health, mind-body connection, personality, subconscious|

We can all name some common mental disorders. For instance, depression, anxiety, OCD are just a few. But what about rare mental disorders? The mind is a wonderful thing. After all, it’s what makes us human. It separates us from animals. But when it goes wrong, it can produce some horrifying symptoms. Here are 10 [...]

What Is Middle Child Syndrome and 5 Signs You Are Suffering from It
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What Is Middle Child Syndrome and 5 Signs You Are Suffering from It

By Francesca F.|2019-02-06T19:16:27+00:00February 6th, 2019|Categories: Personality, Psychology & Mental Health, Self-Knowledge & Personality Tests|Tags: behavior, childhood, family, personality, self-confidence|

Middle Child Syndrome has been consistently brushed off as a myth, but it is very, very real. What Is Middle Child Syndrome? Middle Child Syndrome is not a clinical syndrome. However, it is a known psychological phenomenon with numerous effects on children due to their birth order. Middle Child Syndrome is the feeling of being [...]