You won’t know what’s happening until it’s too late — “S”, a new friend of mine was in an abusive relationship for three years, and she didn’t even know what was happening to her. Her boyfriend was not aggressive. He was not a drunk nor did he do drugs. He did not beat her. She felt safe with him, until…

Do you recognize any of them? — The best thing you can do when you find out that you are in an abusive relationship with a narcissist is to leave. Ideally, you should leave the relationship early to minimize the negative effects of the abuse on your mental health. Unfortunately, it takes a long time for narcissistic…

Advice from a counseling psychologist — Negative thoughts about yourself can dominate your life if you let them go unchecked. Most of the time, we are unaware of the negative thoughts we have. Negative thoughts generate unconsciously, and they pass through our minds without being detected, therefore, they are called “Automatic Negative Thoughts”. …

Happy food, and how it works on the brain — People think of different things when they hear the expression “happy food.” For me, happy food is pizza, preferably with minced meat, onions, olives, green pepper, and extra cheese, just how my mother used to make it. For other people, happy food carries different significance and memories. But for the…

Four good-writing tips from a university English course — On the first of May 2021, I started studying for a BA degree in Psychology. I have been passionate about the human mind and behavior for 10 years already but never pursued official studies in the field. …

They might be tiny, but their impact is huge In any functioning organization, some team members perform tasks related to production, creating tangible output, while other team members work in the background to make the job of those on the production line easier. The nervous system is no different in…

The alpha-male behavior is not natural, it’s a pathology — Before talking about how to deal with toxic masculinity, I would like to introduce you to the concept of the Alpha Male, upon which, toxic masculinity thrives. In 1970, Dr. David L. Mech coined the term alpha male in his book “The Wolf: Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species.”…

There is no reality, simply different perspectives — The retina is the part of your brain that resides inside your eyes. It consists of about 130 million light receptors. Those receptors line the back of the eye, and no human have the same distribution of receptors as another. The uniqueness of the distribution of the receptors in the…

What is Imposter syndrome, and how to deal with it? — Have you ever felt like you don’t deserve what you have achieved? That you somehow cheated your way into your current job? Do you live with a constant fear of being ‘found out’ or exposed as incompetent and a fraud? …