Psychology

Jerusalem Syndrome is a mental illness that affects tourists visiting Jerusalem and the people who live there. This disease is based on delusions and falls within psychosis. Usually, people who have this syndrome identify with certain biblical characters and start to imitate them. Some of the characters in the Bible …

When we persuade someone, we are urging them to do, feel, or think something. But what happens over time? More likely, the effect of this persuasion will weaken and increase the likelihood that others will stop doing, feeling, or thinking what we wanted to induce. But this reduction in the …

It is difficult to put yourself in the shoes of those who suffered, directly or indirectly, the terrorist attack in Barcelona. But it is even more difficult to put yourself in the shoes of people who experience terrorism on a daily basis, because of the distance and because of how …

Forgiveness is an act of piety, but mainly, it is an act of liberation, both for the one who receives it and for the one who gives it. This exercise in generosity with oneself, one another, or many others is essential for maintaining emotional stability, for following through when finishing …

Breathing techniques force us to remember that this metabolic act is much more than a physical process. Breathing well produces pleasure, relieves anxiety and allows us to live better. Therefore, it would be very useful to make breathing a much more conscious, focused and harmonious act in our daily lives. …

Deprax is a second generation antidepressant medication. Its active ingredient is trazodone and is used to treat chronic depression, insomnia and anxiety states. Thus, although the advantage of this psychotropic drug is undoubtedly in its more or less rapid action, we cannot leave aside the side effects that, as always, …

What you gonna do today? The same thing I did yesterday, the same thing I will do tomorrow: whatever dictates the routine. I’ll wake up, have breakfast, get dressed, go to the subway late, miss my car, be late or just in time, meet someone, make some papers disappear from …

Anyone with a good sense of humor knows how to make ingenious ironies in the face of a reality that is often gray and square. This is almost always a sign of intelligence, making intelligence and humor closely related. It is the art of someone who can express what he …

The greatness of the human being is valued and perceived by the degree of self-knowledge that the person has of himself. One of the pillars that supports this wonderful condition in each of us is our own perception of ourselves, that is, our personal self-esteem. Self-esteem is constituted by the beliefs …

The real home of our feelings and emotions is not in the heart but in the brain. What’s more, according to recent research, much of our happiness is in the left hemisphere. So, every time we feel excited, full of energy, positivity and hope, the area that presents the greatest …