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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 …

Accepting a loss is never easy. So much so that there are those who cannot cope with suffering and put it aside, refusing to accept the absence. Late grief can last for decades and form a reality in which pain becomes silent and chronic. Frozen grief refers to an unresolved …

We live in a reality where closeness or showing the intimate through networks is almost a necessity. Because if you’re not there, you don’t exist, and having visibility in this world is, for some, almost more important than having a presence in the real world. We live in a reality …

Unfortunately  the imagination is out of favor in modern times. Everything that has no direct use for the pragmatism of today’s human beings doesn’t seem to make sense to millions of men and women. Unfortunately, we learn to avoid dreams, those that allow us to fly and imagine. Due to …

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, …

The title of this article alludes to the famous quote by the Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset: very briefly, he thought that the union of “I” and circumstance is inseparable, that it is impossible to understand one without the other. So, in general,  the result of our decisions is …

Salkovskis’ well-known theory of obsessions is presented as an explanation of a cognitive nature for these disturbing cognitive elements, in which the value and importance attributed to thought would be the cornerstones. Obsessions are thoughts, images or impulses that resemble a piece of meat that we chew and chew and …

For many, relaxing is synonymous with sitting in front of the television doing nothing after a stressful day. However, this does not help to reduce the effects of stress. To combat it effectively, we need to activate the body’s natural relaxation response,  which is possible through the practice of relaxation …

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 …