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It isn’t just social isolation that’s a risk factor for self harm.
Tia Billinger’s viral stunt shows us the price women pay for power and influence.
Whichever side of an issue you’re on, it’s likely that at the root of what gets you fired up are deep, fundamental human fears about mortality, moral responsibility and meaning.
Psychologist Richie Zweigenhaft found a link between signature size and self-esteem. A growing body of research has since established a link to narcissism as well.
A unique window into how an overactive brain amplifies the patterns we see in the world.
Environmental stress systematically activates the psychological vulnerabilities that drive criminal behaviour.
There’s a reason you sometimes wake up in the middle of the night.
The pressure of acting can take a brutal toll on actors yet most fail to engage in performance psychology.
Don’t get them wet. Don’t expose them to bright light. Don’t feed them past midnight.
It’s a good idea to set clear goals at the start of therapy.
Dissociation is the brain’s way of protecting itself from overwhelming stress or emotion, and it’s often linked to trauma.
Coming clean about something you’re hiding can help when you’re under pressure.
People who highly value equality and purity are most likely to see excessive wealth as wrong, a new study suggests.
The phenomenon of awakening experiences.
Even when you use technology to hide a person’s physique, people can still tell how strong they are from their walk.
Constantly striving to improve ourselves can take a toll on our mental health.
Start by understanding that what happened to you wasn’t your fault.
Is misophonia related to inflexible thinking?
Conversations around misinformation that assume everyone cares about literal truth may be missing the point.
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