Social Media as Addiction and Negative Coping
Most people understand how social media can be beneficial to its users. However, there is a lot of misunderstanding or misinformation regarding its detrimental effects and elements. In this article, we will look into it in more depth to understand how social media sites like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and so on impact people’s lives, and why people use it in the first place.
Why Realistic Hope Is Important in Healing and Self-Improvement
In the context of healing and self-improvement, there is a popular term that’s often tossed around: hope. However, rarely do people—including experts—talk about it in depth or even define it in any objective or coherent way. In this article, we will do exactly that. We will look at what this term entails and how to make more sense of it.
5 Beliefs People with Adverse Upbringing Have about Themselves
One of the negative effects of being raised in a difficult environment is a warped self-perception that manifests itself in various false beliefs. In this article, we will explore a few of the more popular ones.
The Trap of External Validation for Self-Esteem
In my personal and professional life, I have met and observed many people who are desperately trying to get approval and acceptance from others, who never feel good enough, and who are terrified of social rejection.
For many, hurt and invalidation starts very early and continues throughout their life in one form or another. As a result, many people learn that their fundamental sense of self-esteem and self-worth comes not from within but from others,...
7 Self-Caring Activities for When You’re Stuck in Your Head
Sometimes we all feel stuck in our head, where we experience obsessive and overwhelming thoughts and emotions. This can be extremely exhausting, paralyzing, distracting, or crippling.
Usually it indicates that there is a deeper problem we need to identify and address, however there are things you can do to help yourself.
Seeking Validation from the Wrong People Is Self-Destructive
Validation for Healing and Personal Growth
People who have been abused, mistreated, hurt, or wronged in any other way almost universally seek validation. We talk to others, tell our stories, write about it, and express it in other ways.
People who have been abused, mistreated, hurt, or wronged in any other way almost universally seek validation. We talk to others, tell our stories, write about it, and express it in other ways.
Can Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Psychopaths Feel Empathy, Sadness, or Remorse?
People often speculate whether persons with strong narcissistic, sociopathic, or psychopathic tendencies feel normal human emotions such as sadness, joy, love, remorse, and empathy. It is definitely interesting to look at such people’s emotional life, or lack thereof.
5 Regular Things Socially Anxious People Struggle With
Different people have difficulties with different situations. What you don’t even pay attention to can be highly problematic or worrisome to someone else, and vice versa. Here are five social behaviors and situations that people with social anxiety struggle to accept as perfectly fine.
The Origins of Perfectionism—and 4 Tips to Manage It
In the previous article, we looked at the four most common perfectionistic tendencies. Today, we will explore the origins of perfectionism and some tips to manage it.
4 Perfectionistic Tendencies You May Be Suffering From
Perfectionism is one the most widespread set of tendencies people suffer from. Here are some of more common perfectionistic traits that you may recognize in yourself or people you know.
