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How Passions Determine Happiness
Everyone has skills and talents they are especially good at. We all have passions, hobbies, and interests that we enjoy pursuing more than others. These skills and passions may be far reaching....
What Does Success Mean to You? And How Your Answer Impacts Your Mental Wellbeing
Society and the people around us put an emphasis on attaining success. Along with this emphasis, there is often a standard version of “success” we are meant to pursue. Often, it looks like a good...
Why Sharing is a Foundation for Relationship Satisfaction
The strongest and most rewarding relationships are almost always those where the couple communicates. Communication includes telling your partner you love them and explaining when you are upset. But...
Avoiding Temptation: How to Accept that You Can’t Satisfy Every Need
The average person is faced with temptations nearly every day. You may have the desire to eat unhealthy food when you are trying to stay conscious of what you eat, put off a project you know you...
How to Keep Yourself from Catastrophizing the Future
Thinking of worst-case scenarios is our brain’s survival mechanism. By thinking of the worst outcome, we can prepare for it and, hopefully, prevent it or prepare ourselves emotionally if it occurs....
Living in the Now: Avoid Obsessing Over a Past or Future You Cannot Change
Mistakes happen, as do the regrets that usually follow them. Worrying about what is to come also happens as a natural response to the unknown. But becoming obsessed with the past or future is a...
Finding a Balance: What to Do with Unproductive Thoughts
Almost everyone struggles with negative ways of thinking from time to time. It can be that you're dwelling on your past or maybe you are worried about the future. Maybe you are even having issues...
Secret to Life: Why Reality Is Always the Cure
One tactic for dealing with depression, anxiety, and feelings of unfulfillment is to understand the reasons behind the thought processes. Often we find that people experiencing a mental health...
How We Create Traps in Our Thinking
Everyone has negative thoughts from time to time. When those thoughts become a pattern of thinking, they will quickly hurt your moods and change your behaviors. These thinking traps or cognitive...
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