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My Grandfather's Legacy: An Eternal Bond

4 Signs You're Dealing with a Narcissist

Everything Will Fall into Place

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Avoid Common Communication Mistakes

The Family Drawing Test

Assertive Indifference: What it is and how it Works

There are stories that are passed down from one generation to the next. These are classic stories that almost everyone knows. However, if you take a closer look, they aren&#039;t as innocent as you might think.

Unpacking Disney's Version of Romantic Love

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In this article, we tell you the three first jokes in history. They&#039;ll give you an idea of whether our sense of humor has evolved or not through the ages.

The First Three Jokes in History

Pornography addiction is very prevalent in society. The ACT method of treating this problem has been studied and has proven to work.

ACT for Pornography Addiction

People with borderline personality disorder live in an emotional rollercoaster, and this emotional instability can lead to negative consequences. However, they can learn to manage their condition. Today&#039;s article contains the testimony of a person with this condition.

BPD, Living in an Emotional Rollercoaster

We&#039;re all surrounded by images of attractive women doing everyday activities, of girls posing as adults, etc. All of this responds to what we call hypersexualization. Keep reading this article to learn more.

The Hypersexualization of Society

The myth of the Sphinx is more than an entertaining story. It&#039;s about the way in which circumstances conspire so that human beings end up trapped in our own destiny, even though we may think we come on top when deciphering an enigma within our path.

The Myth of the Sphinx and Its Symbolism

From exorcisms to lobotomies, mental illness treatments have evolved throughout history. In this article, we take a brief look at some of them.

Treatment of Mental Illness Through the Ages

Epigenetics refers to genes that you&#039;re able to change. Their management is key in dealing with obesity. Do you want to know how to modify them?

The Influence of Epigenetics on Obesity

Sudden chest pain is often associated with anxiety. The pain is usually brief and intense and sometimes occurs with panic attacks. However, it can occasionally be a sign of other illnesses.

Is Chest Pain Always Something to Worry About?

What causes allergic rhinitis? In this article, we explain this condition as a psychosomatic disorder.

Allergic Rhinitis May Be Psychosomatic

Hives and loneliness are often part of the same reality. This bothersome skin condition indicates difficulties in people&#039;s affective contact with others. It also speaks of the anxiety and sadness that this causes.

The Connection between Hives and Loneliness

Masturbation and foreplay are a fundamental part of sex. In this article, we&#039;ll give you tips on how to masturbate a woman step by step. 

How to Masturbate a Woman Step by Step

Do you feel that your partner doesn&#039;t meet your emotional needs? Believe it or not, marriage counselors and experts agree only YOU can satisfy those needs. Read on to learn much more.


Your Partner Can't Fulfill All Your Emotional Needs

People tend to say that there&#039;s always something to learn after a bad relationship. What happens when all that&#039;s left is regret and the person feels bad about what happened? We&#039;ll share some tips here.

Regret in a Relationship: Why Did I Fall in Love with You?

The flow state in relationships means that you&#039;re in tune with your partner. It involves shaping simple moments of complicity where you can meet and discover yourselves every day and where you can communicate, laugh, and strengthen commitments in freedom.

The Flow State in Relationships

Moving in together is a huge step in a relationship that shouldn&#039;t be taken lightly. It&#039;s vital to evaluate certain aspects of the relationship and yourself first in order to decide if it&#039;s the right decision or not.

Three Questions to Answer Before Moving in Together

Panic attacks are paradoxical because they continue to happen even if what&#039;s causing the panic doesn&#039;t happen. In other words, the person panicking about dying doesn&#039;t die. In this article, we&#039;re going to talk about equipotentiality. Also, the role of the hippocampus and avoidance or safety behaviors.

Panic Attacks Are Paradoxical

In this article, we talk about the relationship between genes and the environment, and the significance of both regarding the appearance of mental disorders. We also mention the role of neurotransmitters such as serotonin or GABA as symptoms of mental disorders.

Genetics and Epigenetics and Mental Illness

This process of memory consolidation takes place in three stages. For example, learning a song and being able to sing it without listening to it seems simple. However, it isn&#039;t.

The Stages of Memory Consolidation

Did you know that tyramine is a natural compound found in plants and animals? Sadly, high amounts of it cause many health problems, such as migraines. Read on.


7 Foods High in Tyramine and Why You Should Avoid Them

Did you know that there&#039;s such a thing as brain infections? Most people usually think that infections only happen in wounds, so it&#039;s hard to imagine that they can affect the nervous system as well.

The Classification of Brain Infections and Their Symptoms

Love and respect must be the foundation of any relationship. Nevertheless, some people have a thing for dangerous people with criminals tendencies. This is known as hybristophilia. Today&#039;s article will discuss the main factors and variables that can trigger it. 

Hybristophilia, the Attraction for Criminals

Psychodrama is a form of psychotherapy created by Jacob Levy Moreno that consists of reliving scenes,

Psychodrama, the Art of Reliving Scenarios

What&#039;s behind an unmotivated child, for example, one who refuses to do their homework? It may not just be bad behavior. Sometimes, the child may be hiding an emotional void, which may originate from anxiety, bullying, or educational needs that aren&#039;t being met.

What's Behind an Unmotivated Child?

ACT for anxiety is an alternative proposal that doesn&#039;t seek the direct suppression of symptoms. It&#039;s rather about acceptance and decision-making, while respecting values. Indeed, there are many therapies for anxiety disorders. However, not all of them manage to overcome the difficulties that exposure with response prevention poses. 

ACT for Anxiety, When Exposure Isn't Enough

Do you feel that you suffer from shyness? 

A Letter to Shyness

Thinking and valuing yourself, as well as dedicating time to yourself, are things you shouldn&#039;t forget to do in your daily life. Having a good relationship with yourself is fundamental to feeling good and building healthy relationships with others.


The Importance of a Good Relationship with Yourself

When things go wrong in your life, don&#039;t ask &quot;Why Me&quot;&#039;. Discover why they went wrong. This helps you to be more aware of your actions. Then, you can revise and change them if you need to. You&#039;re also able to take advantage of new opportunities.

Stop Asking "Why Me?"

The meaning of self-regard, or self-concept, is somewhat blurred. So much so, that its meaning seems to be distorted. In today&#039;s article, we&#039;ll shed some light on it.

A Different Perspective on Self-Regard

Being authentic means both discovering who you are and what your values, desires, hopes, and fears are. All that remains is the difficult task of conforming to them and bearing in mind the pressure that the environment often exerts on you to fit into a certain mold.

Being Authentic is the Key to Success

Being tolerant means respecting other people&#039;s opinions, listening to them attentively, and opening one&#039;s mind. Find out how you can develop this ability!

Four Keys to Being More Tolerant

You can make your work a lot easier by taking a few simple steps. In this article, we tell you what you need to do to uncomplicate your working life.

Make Your Working Life Easier

The major holdbacks of productivity correspond to those realities that induce you to unnecessarily waste time or effort. Knowing how to identify them is important so they can be modified. This way, they&#039;ll stop wearing you down.

Seven Major Holdbacks of Productivity

Although retirement is a difficult time for most people, everyone must prepare for it. It involves adapting to a new routine in which you must reinvent yourself. Data indicates that most retirees enjoy their freedom after some time.

How Can You Prepare for Retirement?

The key to entrepreneurship is in the image projected by the biographies of many successful business people. It&#039;s a mirror for the new generations in many cases. They&#039;re especially so because of the advantages of not having a boss or retaining the ability to make decisions.

The Psychological Key to Entrepreneurship

Online learning or e-learning is becoming increasingly popular. It allows students to study at their own pace. However, some troubling data exists, such as rates of abandonment.


The Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Learning

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Every day, neuroscience provides us with new fascinating answers to questions about our behaviour. In this section, we’ll take a journey through the basics of the brain’s neurobiology and biochemistry. You’ll also find what causes emotions and behaviours, as well as certain pathologies. Here, we present the latest discoveries and research on drugs and neuropsychiatry in a simple yet fascinating way.

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Relationships are the pillar of human behaviour. Find out how to create the healthiest and happiest bonds. Learn how to effectively manage difficulties with your partner or family. Improve your quality of life today with all these details about social psychology, family psychology, or approaches based in couple therapy.

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Having a good quality of life is about learning to invest in your well-being. We encourage you to discover yourself, focus on your identity and your potential as a person. We invite you to strengthen your self-esteem and find that balance between mind and body to achieve happiness. Because wellness means looking after your emotions and at the same time discovering the inspiration behind the best sayings, theories, and approaches which help you grow a little more every day.

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Do you know what a pure obsession is? You may even have experienced one yourself, without actually realizing it at the time. In this article, we&#039;ll tell you more about pure O.

Pure O: What Is It and How Can You Combat It?

Is it possible to overcome obsessive-compulsive disorder? Discover the answer to this question in this article!

Is It Possible to Overcome Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?

It&#039;s very common to hear someone describe having had a &quot;panic attack&quot; when they&#039;ve really just been afraid for a moment. Similarly, people will talk of being &quot;depressed&quot; when they&#039;re just a bit sad or worried. This trend for misrepresenting disorders and self-assigning labels is known as the social trivialization of mental health disorders.

The Trivialization of Mental Health Disorders

Paradoxical Intention is a useful strategy for specific disorders, such as anxiety. This article explains how it works using various models and discussing how important details are to achieve the desired effect.