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29th September 2009
As human beings, we make sense of the world through our five senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell). This is the only information we have about the world and this information is used to make up our internal representations of the world.
What t... Read >
Author: wbdoyle29th September 2009
People often feel sorry for, or angry with, alcoholics. These days, they are starting to realize that people close to the alcoholics are also damaged by their actions.
Alcohol addiction strikes at everyone around the alcoholic. Wives, husbands, partner... Read >
Author: wbdoyle17th September 2009
Daydreaming is a common experience for the majority of people at intervals throughout the day.
However, there are also different trains of thought regarding whether or not this is a useful or harmful pursuit if indulged in to a great extent Daydream... Read >
07th September 2009
Funeral Homes:
One of the most pain-filled letters I ever received came from a young mother whose first born child had died of AIDS. She was overwhelmed with the depth of this loss. It was doubly crushing blow to her since she did not know she was a ... Read >
Author: Headflood07th September 2009
Funeral Homes:
One of the most pain-filled letters I ever received came from a young mother whose first born child had died of AIDS. She was overwhelmed with the depth of this loss. It was doubly crushing blow to her since she did not know she was a ... Read >
Author: Headflood15th August 2009
For individuals who have unpleasant memories of freshman composition, writing may seem like the least likely source of self-confidence possible. With the correct approach, it can be surprisingly effective.
Think about the last time your self-conf... Read >
Author: mutley15th August 2009
For those who have unpleasant memories of freshman composition, writing may seem like the least likely source of self-confidence possible. With the right approach, it can be surprisingly effective.
Think about the last time your self-confidence hit a... Read >
Author: mutley07th April 2009
Research at the New York University School of Medicine suggests that the causes of adult acne could be partly psychosomatic. It has long been understood that stress and fatigue can make adult acne worse, but the latest findings indicate that unpleasant fe... Read >
Author: Lisa Janse24th February 2009
"Dear Calle,
This past week my wife confessed that she had an affair with a man in a neighboring department where she works. She assures me that the affair is over with, that the whole thing was a mistake, and that I'm the only man she loves. Also, s... Read >
Author: Calle Zorro05th February 2009
All time favorite and top seed Fernando Gonzalez won his third Movistar Open title on Saturday night as he defeated unseeded Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas in semi final with 6-7(4), 7-6(6), 6-2 in the duration of two hours and 47 minutes.
He really amused his... Read >
Author: Peri Witny03rd February 2009
If a husband has a wife who is a full time housewife – or the more politically correct term "homemaker" – then he needs to know that he is in a "charged" situation that can easily explode into a full-blown divorce.
As the primary bread-winner, it's... Read >
Author: Calle Zorro04th January 2009
"Quitting smoking is easy. I've done it a thousand times.” This quote by Mark Twain, aptly describes how tough it is for the addicts to stop smoking once and for all. Quitting cold turkey does help many smokers but many succumb to the temptation of hav... Read >
Author: Karunakar27th October 2008
The fear of flying is a highly complex issue and affects significant numbers of people but there are ways and means of dealing with the inordinate and unrealistic fear of flying.
It is either the onset of a dedicated phobia, also known as aerophobia or... Read >
Author: Kayla Reid16th October 2008
"Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others." Buddha
I've been studying the new field of Positive Psychology 'finally a psychology that is rigorously studying what is right with people. I am excited to find that th... Read >
Author: ann ronan22nd September 2008
The dread of spiders is known as "Arachnophobia," a word originating from the Greek terms "arachne" translates to spider and "phobos" translates to horror.
Believe it or not the panic of spiders is a lot more abnormal in rural regions than it is in mu... Read >
Author: Joan Shine19th October 2007
Old age brings with it a whole new set of problems. Life dies become tough once you cross over to the other side of sixty. There are the post-retirement blues that will be inevitable. There are the unpleasant feelings of being dependent on others with res... Read >
Author: ajeetkhurana02nd September 2007
Restless legs syndrome is a poorly understood and often misdiagnosed disorder and is believed to be a neurological disorder. Restless legs syndrome is a common cause of painful legs. Often called paresthesias (abnormal sensations) or dysesthesias, the sen... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen25th July 2007
For those who suffer from headaches, especially frequent ones, it is important to understand just how caffeine can impact their headache frequency and intensity. There is a great deal of debate among experts about the benefits and negative effects of caff... Read >
Author: Alien20th July 2007
Drug abuse, involves the excessive and repeated use of a substance to escape reality to produce pleasure despite its destructive effects. The substances abused can be illegal drugs such as opium, cocaine, marijuana and their derivatives or lega... Read >
Author: Stephen Jhonson02nd May 2007
The Bermuda effect: where do mysteriously disappearing clients go?
You know the story: from the 70s onwards in the triangle of sea defined by Bermuda, Bahamas and Puerto Rico planes and big ships have inexplicably disappeared together with their crews... Read >
Author: Alessandro Meloni24th January 2007
As human beings, we make sense of the world through our five senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell). This is the only information we have about the world and this information is used to make up our internal representations of the world.
What ... Read >
Author: Karen Hastings08th December 2006
The interviewing process is a common form of filtering candidates for a job, and used by almost every company in the world. This process can also cause many people to experience anxiety, fear, and many other quite unpleasant feelings. Well, we know exactl... Read >
Author: Pedro Gondim31st August 2006
Copyright 2006 Johanna Vanderpol
1. 'Get it' that all your emotions are OK.
We are designed to have emotions. They have a purpose. They are our internal guidance system. We have ignored them. We are taught by our culture and our family to ignore the... Read >
Author: Johanna Vanderpol10th July 2006
Daydreaming is a common experience for the majority of people at intervals throughout the day.
However, there are also different trains of thought regarding whether or not this is a useful or harmful pursuit if indulged in to a great extent.
Daydr... Read >
Author: mary lennox05th May 2006
At a time when obesity is growing at an alarming rate, an increasing number of people are turning to gastric bypass surgery to solve their weight problem. But just how successful is gastric bypass surgery in terms of weight loss and can it really make a d... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders14th January 2006
Everyone knows that color can make a presentation more interesting and stimulating to look at. It can also convey information, as in the differently colored slices of a pie chart.
But color used improperly is worse than no color at all. Bad color choic... Read >
Author: Jose Moran05th January 2006
Social phobia, also called social anxiety disorder, involves overwhelming anxiety and excessive self-consciousness in everyday social situations. People with social phobia have a persistent, intense, and chronic fear of being watched and judged by others ... Read >
Author: Arthur Buchanan
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