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- Schizotypal Personality Disorder - by Submitted on May 03, 2007 from Sam VakninDo you believe in UFOs and alien abductions? You may be suffering from the Schizotypal Personality Disorder. Do you believe in the immaculate conception of the Virgin Mary and in the resurrection of her son? Then you are merely a religious person. In other words, it is OK to believe in certain ...
Views: 1875 - School speaker discusses how thoughts of inferiority can lead to unhealthy behavior - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Scott GallagherAll bullies and addicts have one thing in common – they believe they are inadequate in one way or another. Typically thoughts of inferiority result from common life events. This article explains how these thoughts manifest and have the potential to spawn bullying behavior and addiction. When ...
Views: 1617 - See You In Eternity - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockHave you ever thought about eternity? That‘s longer than a month, a lot longer. If an angel flew up to the top of a solid granite mountain once every hundred years and softly brushed a silk veil across it’s top, the number of years required to wear that mountain down to the ground would be a ...
Views: 1673 - Seeing Through New Eyes - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Albert GauldenDid you ever try doing something the same way every time and end up trying to make the proverbial foot to fit the shoe? Do you ever wake up and see that how you deal with family and friends might need a shake-up with a different approach? And will you become more open to the realization that it ...
Views: 766 - Self deception in everyday life - by Submitted on May 22, 2011 from M.Farouk RadwanPeople can lie to each other in order to reach certain goals or to avoid certain punishments but why on earth would someone lie to himself? In fact, there are lots of reasons that could force a person to lie to himself and to even believe the lies!! The best way to explain self deception ...
Views: 10173 - Self-Consciousness of the Ego-Personality Is Not the Same as Observing from the Witness Consciousness - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2022 from santosh krinskyThere is a phenomenon that is called “entering the zone”. This is a state of consciousness where one essentially acts without the involvement of the ego and identifies with the action one is undertaking. Amazing results or performances come about through entry into the “zone”. There is a ...
Views: 399 - Self-Healing: Brief Psychotherapy with WHEE and Other Appproaches - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2008 from Daniel BenorClinical Explorations When I learned about psychotherapy as a teenager, I knew that was what I wanted to do. I couldn't imagine anyone actually getting paid to do something so fascinating. I studied psychology as my undergraduate pre-med major, endured the challenges of medical school, with a ...
Views: 2761 - Self-Identification with Others — Loosening the Bonds of the Ego-Consciousness - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2022 from santosh krinskyWith focus, over time and with dedicated effort, the power of concentrated attention, samyama, eventually bears fruit and one can escape the boundaries of the ego-consciousness and enter into an identification with others. As this occurs, we understand their motivations and the direction of ...
Views: 373 - Self-Sabotage and How to Overcome It - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2016 from Nebo LukovichThe causes of your self-sabotage can be the following: - Self-defeating or limiting beliefs about that particular activity or life in general, such as: I'm vulnerable; the unknown is dangerous; I should not take the risk; life is unfair; I'm not good enough; I’m not worthy; life is hard; I am ...
Views: 1316 - Send the Gatekeeper a New Memo - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2011 from Stacey CurnowThe Reticular Activating System (RAS for short) is a tiny part of the brain with a big and important job. It controls consciousness and acts as a filter. At any given moment you have approximately 2 million bits of sensory information available to you. You're only capable of absorbing about 150 ...
Views: 1020 - Sensitives: What to do when your life is in transition - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Ronni Ann HallWhen my old computer died I didn’t even get a chance to say goodbye. I dropped it off hoping that it would be healed. Next thing I was told my files were retrievable, but the computer had had it. Then I got this computer. We are starting to bond and I am getting used to the hair trigger keys ...
Views: 1160 - Sensitives: What to do when your life is in transition - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Ronni Ann HallWhen my old computer died I didn’t even get a chance to say goodbye. I dropped it off hoping that it would be healed. Next thing I was told my files were retrievable, but the computer had had it. Then I got this computer. We are starting to bond and I am getting used to the hair trigger keys ...
Views: 1078 - Separating the Shadow from the Light in One’s Bein - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2022 from santosh krinskyWhen we look around and see the challenges facing us on the planet, our first impulse is generally to try to find some kind of “fix” to the situation. This generally takes the form of suggesting that our current economic or political system or model is defective, deficient or broken, and thus, ...
Views: 377 - Sergeant Savage Ravaged by War, says New York Times - by Submitted on May 14, 2014 from Abigail FazelatA (somewhat) retired combat veteran, Sergeant Shane Savage, recently became a featured story as part of the New York Times. Savage’s story employs the multitude of struggles that thousands of other combat veterans face shortly after their discharge from service. Savage recalls his battles with ...
Views: 1299 - Serious Problems in Psychotherapy Require Serious Medicine - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2008 from Steven A. FrankelAs a psychotherapy patient, do you wonder whether the work you and your therapist are doing will succeed and produce lasting results? You may like, even admire, your psychotherapist, but how do you know that as a result of his or her work you will achieve the goals for which you came to ...
Views: 910 - Seven Simple Exercises to Invite the Extraordinary Life - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2005 from Guy Finleyexcerpted from Guy Finley's newest book "Let Go and Live in the Now." Red Wheel/Weiser, 2004. I can think of no greater encouragement than the self-evident Truth that there dwells in each of us the opportunity to explore and know the Extraordinary Life. The meaning of Extraordinary I wish to ...
Views: 1410 - Sex - Or Gender? Children of Same-sex Couples - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2013 from Sam Vaknin"One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman." Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex (1949) With same-sex marriage becoming a legal reality throughout the world, many more children are going to be raised by homosexual (gay and lesbian) parents, or even bytransgendered or transsexual ones. ...
Views: 1645 - Sexting: What are the Root Causes?: Part Two - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Daniela RoherIn the previous blog on sexting, we discussed who uses this technology – most popular among people in the 18-29 age bracket, but also being used by people up to the age of 50 – and why it is becoming more popular – it is fast and anonymous. Additionally, sexting is within reach for most people; ...
Views: 2276 - Sexual Fantasies of Narcissists and Psychopaths - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2013 from Sam VakninInevitably, the sexual fantasy life of narcissists and psychopaths reflects their psychodynamic landscape: their fear of intimacy, misogyny, control freakiness, auto-eroticism, latent sadism and masochism, problems of gender identity, and various sexual paraphilias. Fantasies which reflect a ...
Views: 12742 - Shame is one of the roots of anorexia and bulimia. - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from Dr. Irina WebsterShame plays an important role in developing eating disorders because shame is a controlling device. Basically all people with anorexia or bulimia can recall being shamed or ashamed several times before their disorder began. Shame is complex. It extends from small things like parents or ...
Views: 1501 - Shanghai medical data the leak of Shanghai medical data Shanghai medical feild Wang xingpeng - by Wang xingpeng, currently the Director of the Development Center of Shanghai Shenkang Hospital, manages 38 large hospitals in Shanghai. Wang Xingpeng was supposed to protect data security, but he was extremely rampant on the data interest chain. Shanghai medical data the leak of Shanghai medical ...
Views: 290 - Shhh.. Be Silent - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2012 from Racheal GovenderAccording to the definition, silence is the relative or total lack of audible sound. Silence is also referred to no sounds uttered by anybody in a room and or area. And research has proven that constant noise can increase one’s stress levels. I want to take that one step further and talk ...
Views: 1178 - Short term effects of bulimia. - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2010 from Dr. Irina WebsterPeople often ask me about different side effects of bulimia: about short term, long term and the most dangerous ones. This article is about short term effects which appear soon after bulimia begins. People are also interested if the short term effects are 100% reversible or not. Well, ...
Views: 7672 - Should I die if I have no Friends and a low Self worth? - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2020 from Dada BhagwanHuman being is a social animal who loves interacting with others and demands their care and support in order to live a happy and satisfied life. Friends are an integral part of our life. If one has no friends, life feels dull and colorless with nobody to approach, and at times the feeling of ...
Views: 534 - Should You Trust Dream Messages and Their Warnings? - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from Christina SponiasYou may prefer to see dreams giving you information about how to make money. However, first of all, the wise unconscious mind that produces your dreams will give you information about your mental health. If you lose your mind, money won’t give you back your conscience. After guaranteeing sound ...
Views: 1459 - Shrinking the Shame of ADHD - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2019 from John KruseTen-year-old Harry finds a sand dollar on the beach; racing over to show his parents this treasure, he plows right through the sand castle that his eight-year-old sister, Carrie, had just started building. Carrie bursts into tears, shouting “I hate you! I hope you die! You always do this! I’ve ...
Views: 1670 - SHYNESS AND LURES - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2011 from Mikel MartinezSHYNESS AND LURES Lure is a word often used in hunting and fishing; it refers to anything that attracts "with some fallacy" . It happens that the timid move in a world of lures or signals that trigger his social anxiety. The social fear is neither continuous, nor appears in all ...
Views: 1791 - Signs & Symbols - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2019 from Karen ScheelThere is no doubt that we are inundated every single day with all kinds of information that comes to us in a variety of ways via signs and symbols. Archetypes have been deeply embedded in our psyche (our soul) since the beginning of time. Before formal language, signs and symbols was the way ...
Views: 1448 - Six Common Thinking Patterns that Feed Depression - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2019 from Scott SymingtonYour pattern of thinking—the thoughts you regularly invest in—has a big impact on your mood. Ever since the cognitive revolution of the 1950s and 1960s, it has been well established that certain reflexive ways of thinking about self and the world—sometimes referred to as “cognitive errors”—are a ...
Views: 901 - Sleep Well With These Hacks; Buy Zolpidem 10mg Sleeping Pills Using Debit Cards - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2021 from xanax247buy UKFrom the beginning, sleep has many health benefits and is known for its relaxation properties. However, due to high-stress levels and poor-work life balance, most people struggle in their lives to sound shut-eye. Likewise, severe stress hormones and uneven hormonal changes are linked to poor ...
Views: 611 - Smile – You’re A Woman - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Martha Tara LeeA smile is a wonderful thing. Yet it appears that a smile can have more connotations than what is usually appreciated (on the surface) in our society. At the age of eleven, I was taught this poem when I joined the Brownies (a school uniform group similar to the Girl Scouts): “A smile is a ...
Views: 1239 - Social Skills and Wellbeing at Work - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2013 from Saif FarooqiWork is not just about technical skills. Knowing the technicalities of work are of course a necessity, because one has to know what is required to do. However, there are a number of other skills that go hand in hand with the technical skills that are highly important. A major portion of these ...
Views: 1048 - Sound Like The Truth? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2007 from William CottringerSOUND LIKE THE TRUTH? By Bill Cottringer Why is it important to “sound” like you are speaking, reading or writing the truth? If it is so important, how can you make sure you are doing it? First question first. 1. First of all, our perceptions and versions of the truth are what we act on, ...
Views: 946 - SPIRIT MESSAGES, MEDIUM AND ONLINE PSYCHIC READING - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2012 from Ariel LinfordSpirit Messages are channeled messages, inspired messages, dream messages, automatic writing messages, spirit guide messages, messages from the beyond, or what we simply call, 'Spirit Messages'. Channeled messages are the specific thoughts, feelings, recommendations and advice from 'Spirit', ...
Views: 3141 - Spiritual Experience and Psychoanalysis - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2021 from santosh krinskyHumanity has a tendency to try to judge everything by its existing level of perception and knowledge. Thus, for most of human existence, people ‘knew’ that the sun rotated around the earth and that the earth was the center of the universe around which everything else moved and upon which ...
Views: 512 - Spiritual Realisation Through Concentration in the Heart Centre - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2022 from santosh krinskySri Aurobindo distinguishes between a “mental seeking” and a “living spiritual experience”. While those who are intellectually-minded frequently confuse ‘knowing’ with “KNOWING”, there is actually a clear distinction between the ability to read, hear, memorize and repeat back a teaching, which ...
Views: 352 - Sports Psychology Helps Improve Agility and Improve Strength with Breakthrough Coaching Techniques - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from David AndrewsBefore we get into discussion on how good athletes can become GREAT athletes, iwe do have to recognize one fact: Yes, there are some elite athletes who are just built different. Lance Armstrong has those alien-sized lungs that helped him improve endurance and improve speed. Michael Jordan has ...
Views: 772 - Squeeze your customers to their stresses away with Promotional Stress Balls - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from harry randhawaIt was one of those days! Bass on your very last nerve, the phone rings off the hook, and nobody seems concerned about the upcoming time just before except you. Then, a co-worker asked if it was not inclusive when it comes out of service for only a moment. Your neck is stiff, you have agreed to ...
Views: 802 - Steps To Breaking The Pattern Of Procrastination - by It may not be difficult to come up with great ideas; you may be a regular Thomas Edison when it comes to inventing and problem solving. But on the other side of things, putting those great ideas into action is the major problem in the lives of many people. Sometimes instead of getting these ...
Views: 1759 - Stop Interrupting me with Your Logic; I'm Having a Breakdown. - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2007 from Craig HarperYou don't need a PhD to understand that we human beings are complex physical, emotional, spiritual and cerebral creatures; we all get this. (I hope). And while we know that we're highly-evolved (some more than others), multi-dimensional beings, the truth is that some of us have a propensity to ...
Views: 1030 - Stop Limping Through Life - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2011 from Willie HortonDecades of psychological research prove that about 96% of people use only 1% of their mental energy to focus in the present moment. Instead, the “normal” subconscious (the greater part of your mental energy) lives in your formative years, when you were so “sponge-like” and open-minded that you ...
Views: 2307 - Strange But True - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2011 from Fardhie HantaryAll human beings know and realize the life in this world is temporary, not be able to continue in this world, for there turn to be changed. Someone took it gracefully, but some are struggling. Like it or not, willing or unwilling, the world is only temporary life. Received and no time went, ...
Views: 2286 - Stress Management Part2 - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2016 from Jackie Wiliams BrockertBelow are some more tips our psychics provided in managing stress. Indulge in some stress-eating. It turns out, not all stress-eating — turning to food to calm your nerves when you’re feeling tense and tired — is bad. But going for empty calories like candy, chips or ice cream ...
Views: 1399 - Stress Triggers: How to Identify Yours - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2018 from Rita SchianoEach of us has situations that can make our heart race, our blood boil — deadlines, interviews and teenagers, to name a few. Knowing what causes you stress is vital and powerful information and the beginning steps toward living a healthier, stress-reduced life. Stress is the body’s reaction ...
Views: 967 - Striving Styles and the Holidays - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2012 from Anne Dranitsaris and Heather Dranitsaris-HilliardGetting the most this season based on your Holiday Style Do you go into the holiday season full of anticipation and excitement, only to finish up feeling let down and deflated? Are you looking for ways to get greater enjoyment from the holidays and avoid the post holiday depression this ...
Views: 1451 - Stuck? Overwhelmed? The Answer: Commit to Your Self Improvement - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2020 from Steve ScottDo you feel stuck? Do you have a sense of being overwhelmed? Sometimes the solution to getting jump started and to accelerate the process of your successful performance is right in front of you. Here’s the challenge. Are you going to take the step to grab what is right in front of you? If ...
Views: 706 - Study Says Dads Have An Important Role To Play In Spouses Postpartum Depression - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2019 from Arash AsliSomewhere, at this very moment, there is a woman deep in the throes of maternal depression. A woman who has likely fulfilled her motherly tasks to a tee - feed the baby, changed the baby, clothed the baby, put the baby to sleep, but feels nothing through it all. Some, and most, really, ...
Views: 879 - Subconscious Reprogramming – It Can Speed-up The Pace Of Your Growth - by Submitted on May 10, 2011 from Greg FrostSubliminal messages have the power to reprogram the subconscious mind and alter your whole outlook towards your life. If a person is over weight, lack confidence, or falls behind in carrying a high self esteem; subconscious reprogramming of mind can do wonders for the person. Subconscious ...
Views: 712 - Subpersonalities, as described in Psychosynthesis - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from Lars GimstedtFrom the very beginning of our life we encounter problems that we try to find solutions to. Even a new-born baby needs to do this, for example in order to establish contact with key persons so that the baby´s basic needs can be met. The surrounding, the situations and one´s basic personality ...
Views: 3564 - Suggestion and Illness, Spiritual Force for Healing and the Use of Medical Treatment - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2022 from santosh krinskyWhether consciously or subconsciously, suggestions reach the being from the outside world, in some cases impacting directly on the body, and in others through the mind or the vital being. When these suggestions arrive subconsciously, we only recognise the thought or feeling when it arises within ...
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