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Barnum Effect: How General Statements Can Feel Uniquely Personal

Have you ever felt amazement as to how a fortune teller, medium, or psychic knows all about your life or have you solved personality tests and observed, the results as if they were specific to your life? If so, you

Therapy

What to do if You Can’t Afford Therapy Anymore? 

Financial problems can come knocking at any time. One can say it’s as predictable as rain, you may or may not see it coming. Financial problems cause stress that leads to poor mental health, which leads to the need for

Relationship Self Help

Spotting Manipulation: How to Protect Yourself and Set Boundaries

Have you ever felt that you are a puppet and someone else is pulling your strings? — whether someone is making you do things or stopping you from doing something? Manipulation is never easily visible or detectable like coercion, the

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The Psychological Significance of 7 Common Dreams

In psychology, we refer to the last stage of the sleep cycle as Rapid Eye Movement (REM). According to the famous psychoanalyst also known as the Father of Psychoanalysis – Sigmund Freud, “all dreams are a form of wish-fulfilment of repressed wishes

Education

Understanding the Flynn Effect: Rising IQ Scores Over Time

Have you had a feeling that your next generation is a little smarter than you? Imagine for a moment that a 12-year-old kid is solving a math problem in the year 2000. How would it look? The kid may be

Health Life Style

What is Hikikomori Syndrome?

This tale of hikikomori began in the country of Japan. These are the stories inside the closed doors and locked rooms of isolation, far away from the outside world. Let’s dive into the ideas of loneliness and social withdrawal, exploring

Education

From Superstition to Science: The Evolution of Mental Health Understanding and Treatment

Imagine waking up one day with symptoms of depression, feelings of guilt, lack of interest in activities you once enjoyed, and persistent fatigue. Today, a doctor or psychologist would likely diagnose you with depression and offer treatment options. But what

Self Help

How to Deal with Emotional Flooding, According to Psychologists

Can you remember a time when you experienced too many emotions, so much so that they seemed to fill up your throat, your body being flooded with them? Well, let’s learn what this emotional flooding phenomenon is, and how to

Life Style Positive

10 Factors that Contribute to Happiness, According to Psychology

Throughout history, humans have engaged in bloody wars, battling each other for control over valuable resources, land, or wealth. However, no matter which side they belonged to, everyone shared one dream: to find more power and therefore, more happiness. We

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15 Effective Stress Management Strategies for a Healthier Life

Stress is present in various aspects of our lives and continues to be a popular topic in research. Stress is understood as a discrepancy between the physical or psychological demands to be met and the available resources, such as the