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This blog explores, and helps others navigate through, issues which are pertinent to all human beings, from death to self-esteem. Ideas are medicine!

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The Entitled Martyr: How to Spot a Hidden Narcissist

Pathological narcissists are considered to be boastful, aggressive, and domineering, therefore easy to distinguish. Most of us believe that we…

Covert Narcissism, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Narcissism, Philosophy, Psychology, Vulnerable Narcissism

The Love-Bomber’s Con: Why Already Believing You’re Special Can Make You His Victim

For a con to work, it’s best for it to have already been accepted before the con-artist entered the room.…

Dating, Love Bombing, Mental Health, Narcissism, Psychology, Self-Esteem, Vulnerable Narcissism

Why Haters Will Always Hate and You’ll Never Be Liked by Everyone

No matter how brilliant and beautiful you are or become, you will never silence all of your critics. We want…

Depression, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Personal Development, Psychology, Social Anxiety

Why Psychotherapists Don’t Give Advice

People often enter treatment searching for wisdom, searching for advice that hasn’t already been given. In the popular HBO show…

Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Personal Development, Psychology, Psychotherapy

How Our Philosophies of Love Become Barriers to It

“If he loves me, he’ll love me unconditionally.” “If she loves me, she’ll want to become the best version of…

Growth, Love, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Philosophy, Psychology, Relationships

Why We’re So Defensive and How to Stop

We make significant mistakes when we’re protecting ourselves. Defensiveness, self-aggrandizement, bragging, deflecting, perfectionism; whatever you want to label it, we…

Anxiety, Defensiveness, Depression, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Narcissism, Psychology

When Self-Help Turns Toxic: Why We Can’t Always Be Rational

In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, there’s a process labeled cognitive restructuring, wherein beliefs are explored in a systemic manner to confirm…

Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Psychology, Self-Esteem, Self-Help

Obsessed with Status and Popularity: An Exploration of Cultural Illness

Love only matters to us if we accept it. Like Jay Gatsby, most of us find ourselves in the throes…

Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Philosophy, Psychology, Self-Esteem

For When You’re Feeling Shame

Shame compounds. Of all of the negative emotions, shame is the worst. Anxiety subsides when we avert a threat. Sadness…

Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Psychology, Self-Esteem, Shame

Being Great Isn’t That Great: The Inevitable Distorted Thinking Involved in Success and High Achievement

Why are we chronically unsatisfied? Someone close to me once told me that she wanted to have everything she wanted…

Anxiety, Depression, Existentialism, Mental Health, Philosophy, Psychology, Self-Esteem

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