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How to Be a Conscious Consumer

Nowadays, we’re bombarded by an excessive and unfiltered flow of products, services, and information. Businesses that are interested in creating those products that you just “can’t live without” hire intelligent people to dedicate all their time and effort to make…

Positive Words Everyone Needs to Hear

Everyone needs affection to maintain emotional well-being and be healthy. It isn’t only good for them but for you too. However, a person must hear positive words in order to perceive the affection. As you can see, verbal acknowledgment can’t…

Grandpa Dobri: The Saintly Beggar

His name was Dobri Dimitrov Dobrev, but everyone knew him as Grandpa Dobri. He became a real character in Bulgaria and his fame spread to many other countries. Many also nicknamed him “the Saint of Bailovo” due to his amazing…

The Psychopathology of Consciousness

Human consciousness has been studied since philosophy started, and the psychopathology of consciousness stems from this. However, after many years of study, there still doesn’t seem to be a consensus in the definition of this construct. Descartes spoke of spirit,…

How You React is What Matters Most

How to react to fate’s fickleness? Even though it often provides you with extraordinary moments, it also changes dramatically at times and opens the door to all sorts of crises and difficulties. As per the Greek philosopher: “It’s not what…

René Spitz and Anaclitic Depression

The term “anaclitic depression” was coined by René Spitz in 1945. Spitz was an Austrian-American psychoanalyst who worked as a psychiatrist at Mount Sinai Hospital. He was also a professor in several American universities. He emulated Sigmund Freud but primarily…