What Do You Feel About Someone Who Commits Suicide?
So the US banks have been bailed out and people all over the Internet are discussing what this could mean - for the economy (US and Worldwide) and, of course, for themselves and their families.
And amongst all this chaos and double (quadruple?) talk, more and more people [...]
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Cynicism Can Suck In The Happiness Stakes!
I am a cynic. No question about that. If anyone makes me an offer on anything, my first thought is always “What’s in it for them?”
When I studied Freudian Psychology at school, one of the first things which really rang a bell with me was that the [...]
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Why Trying To Understand Depression Does Not Work
If someone you love is suffering from Major Depression, how do you cope? And how do you move beyond the stress of dealing with depression in the family, to helping the depressed person themselves?
You can read books on the subject; perhaps pick up pamphlets at your local [...]
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Why Forgiveness Can Be A Shallow Concept
I remember reading somewhere that each time you forgive, or contemplate forgiveness, you begin to see how profoundly you have been colouring and therefore affecting all of your relationships. Thus, the saying goes, ‘you can heal yourself by forgiving’.
Therefore, a teleological response would be. “If we can [...]
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