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Abuse
Michael Schreiner | September 26, 2014Victim Role
People who feel like they are constantly being victimized by those around them are in a tough spot....
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Emotions
Michael Schreiner | September 25, 2014Pleasant And Unpleasant Emotions
Most people have an ambivalent relationship with their emotions, since they can’t imagine life without the pleasant ones...
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Emotions
Michael Schreiner | September 25, 2014Some People Like Being Angry
The evolutionary purpose of anger is to make us aware that our interests are being trampled upon while...
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Emotions
Michael Schreiner | September 24, 2014Let Yourself Be Joyful
An advantage of keeping tight control over your emotions is that you don’t give people ammunition to bring...
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Mindfulness
Michael Schreiner | September 24, 2014Ebb And Flow Of Your Motivation Levels
If you’re in it for the long haul, you’re going to notice an ebb and flow of your...
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Behavioral Psychology
Michael Schreiner | September 24, 2014Read To Your Kids
My mom often babysits my one year old niece and this weekend I got a chance to observe...
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Emotions
Michael Schreiner | September 23, 2014Afraid of What You Might Become
If you are afraid of what you might become then you can treat your fear as a good...
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Abuse
Michael Schreiner | September 23, 2014Helplessness
It was Karen Horney who defined basic anxiety as helplessness in a world perceived as hostile. If you...
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Existential Psychology
Michael Schreiner | September 23, 2014Control And Openness
I was thinking about the insanity making paradox that if you are controlling, constantly trying to make every...
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Psychoanalysis
Michael Schreiner | September 23, 2014Blaming Other People
Blaming other people is a defense mechanism we have all employed to try to diminish the role we...