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How To Identify “The Gaslight Effect” Do you often second guess yourself? Are you having trouble making simple decisions? Do you ask yourself ‘am I just too sensitive’ a dozen times a day? Do you sometimes feel confused and crazy at work? Do you know there is something is wrong, but you just can’t put […]
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AI makes dating easier, but not better. Key points More than a quarter of online daters feel optimistic about using AI for dating. The flirty text messages that AI generates aren’t as useful as human suggestions. AI can answer dating questions, but it doesn’t do a good job of telling you if they’re bad
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Why Do Narcissists Discard their Own Children? It often comes as a shock to people who have children with pathological narcissists how easily some of them abandon their children. Many narcissistic parents have an emotionally immature worldview. They see the world in terms of “good” or “bad”, “black” and “white”, “wrong” or “right.” Unfortunately, this
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Jealousy is an emotion that very commonly creates discord and strife in romantic relationships. While the impact this emotion has on a relationship can vary, it’s usually damaging and generally leads to some level of disconnection. Jealousy can be insidious, as it can start off with one partner feeling mildly concerned over a threat to their
How Jealousy Can Ruin Your Relationship By Karen Doll, Psy.D., L.P Read More »
Dealing with the dynamics of digital discomfort. Workplace sexual harassment can follow employees home due to an “always-on” culture and increased ways to contact coworkers after hours. Online sexual harassment can be especially difficult to cope with because it blurs the boundaries between work and life and typically isn’t witnessed by others. Most victims do not report
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A man sits on the couch, watching TV. His partner, a woman, prepares dinner, while mentally ticking off her to-do list. That includes returning her partner’s shirts she’d ordered online for him last week, and booking a GP appointment for their youngest child. He walks in and asks her, “What’s for dinner?” before returning to
With an estimated 950,000 predators that can be online at any given time, shouldn’t you be learning more about how to protect your children? Historically, predators are typically older males, but in recent years and with the increased access of online platforms, we are starting to see younger and younger men target our children. Predators
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Research shows how language can de-escalate conflict and build connection. ey points A complainant can be calmed through empathy, authenticity, and verbal accommodation. Authenticity requires responding in a fashion that is human, not automated. Empathy involves communicating the ability to identify feelings expressed, as well as why. Using the same words a speaker has
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Why people gossip and how to avoid it Gossip is an unconstrained and often derogatory conversation about other people and can involve betraying confidence and spreading sensitive information or hurtful judgments. Research shows that people who gossip the most have very high levels of anxiety. They are generally not particularly popular because they cannot be
Why People Gossip and How to Avoid it Dr. Allison Poulsen Read More »
That which does not kill me makes me stronger.” ~ Fredrich Nietzsche German philosopher Fredrich Nietzsche first shared these words in 1888 in his book Twilight of the Idols, and it turns out he was onto something. Today psychologists, counselors, and researchers refer to the experience of positive transformation in the wake of tragedy as
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