Existential Psychology
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Michael Schreiner | May 29, 2014
True Freedom
I watched a documentary where someone, trying to defend reprehensible actions, said “Gangsters are concerned with freedom too....
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Michael Schreiner | May 29, 2014
Minor Annoyances
If you’re not careful, the multiple minor annoyances that we all face in our daily lives can start...
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Michael Schreiner | May 27, 2014
Mired in Self-Pity
“Why me? What did I do to deserve this?” A difficult life situation can feel intolerable when we...
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Michael Schreiner | May 27, 2014
Getting Results Means Hard Work
As a general rule the easier a program promises to be, the more fraudulent that program is. Life...
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Michael Schreiner | May 22, 2014
Worrying Makes You Feel Like You Are Doing Something
Many of us don’t really understand worriers, those people who seem to spend the majority of their time...
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Michael Schreiner | May 22, 2014
What To Do When You Are Bored
Like we have written elsewhere boredom is depression, just at a less intense stage on the continuum, so...
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Michael Schreiner | May 21, 2014
Pattern Recognition
Humans are masters of pattern recognition and the trait has served us well over the eons, giving us...
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Michael Schreiner | May 21, 2014
Obedience
The value we place on obedience, the fact that we think of it as a positive trait, is...
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Michael Schreiner | May 20, 2014
Optimism
Optimism is a state you should cultivate, but not for the reason you might think. Obviously it feels...
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Michael Schreiner | May 19, 2014
Medical Model of Mental Illness
The medical model of mental illness has gained a lot of traction in recent years. Basically it posits...