Have you ever repetitively rerun a conversation you have had over and over until you feel like your brain is going to explode? This is a form of rumination and it can be completely overwhelming. For example, the holidays are full of social interactions with…
Category: Self-esteem
The pursuit of happiness is a treadmill
The pursuit of happiness is a treadmill, true happiness is a mountaintop. Not sure what I mean? Lets see if this makes sense. Michael Eysenck is a British psychologist who developed the ‘Hedonic Treadmill Theory’. The theory discusses the concept that despite major positive and negative…
How to get the best revenge
So you have been wronged and now you are looking for some sweet sweet revenge huh? Well the best revenge is not really the revenge that we think about at 2 am. And let’s be honest- you would totally get caught and end up making…
Becoming an exceptional complainer.
We all complain from time to time- and really we should be able to express when something is upsetting or incorrect. But most of us are not effective at it. So if you’re going to complain anyway- let’s make you really good at it. –…