Psychology

It is time for my reflection, make way for me I want to pass! I stay here with my buttons and you answer me with your actions… Do you call yourself free? Do you know what you can gain from this intermittence, or your immediate act of thinking? You can …

Living with people addicted to conflict is like living in a minefield. They not only contaminate the environment with their discomfort and the anxiety of those who know that just a comment, a gesture or a word is enough for them to jump on us, but they also contaminate us …

There’s a question we’ve all heard when we were little. Furthermore, when we listen to it, it is normal for us to respond with hope, the same way a person in love talks about his loved one. The question has many variants, but perhaps the most popular is the simplest:  …

Mental fog is very common in people with fibromyalgia; it is also frequent when we are subjected to high stress. We lack energy and our own mind is suspended in an opaque, distant and strange dimension, where it is very difficult to concentrate, make decisions or even remember simple things. …

One of the great paradoxes of human beings is that of wanting to be special and, at the same time, being afraid to shine. Who doesn’t want to be recognized and admired? We all have a need for others to see our virtues. And it’s an advantage if, in addition …

If we followed the phrase of the wise George Washington Carver, who said that “education is the key that unlocks the golden door of freedom” , we could reach the conclusion that physical punishment, which is usually added to the deprivation of freedom itself, are a huge mistake. Still, physical …

Childhood is a decisive stage in life. The physical and psychological impressions that remain at this stage of life leave permanent marks on the brain. Therefore, childhood traumas completely characterize the personality and its influence extends over time. This is not to say that they cannot be overcome or, in …

Well-being, like inner balance, is not something that changes on its own. Emotions affect the quality of life and influence our decisions and choices. Thus, it is important to know the emotional mistakes that limit our happiness in order to start fighting them. Daniel Goleman himself said, in his book …

Defending one’s rights, what we think is right or what we believe we deserve is useful and practical most of the time. This way of relating is known in psychology as assertiveness and it is very common for patients with low self-esteem or interpersonal problems to use it for a …

Wasting time is something that happens to everyone. The day ends and we don’t know how time passed so quickly. Maybe we didn’t get far enough in some task that we were supposed to be doing, or maybe we weren’t able to complete several activities we had planned. Or perhaps, …