Category Archives: Coping mechanisms

BP & ME # 2 The journey called Bipolar disorder is no typical journey that just anyone takes, yes a lot of people have it a lot worse in their lives, some a lot better. But I speak of the … Continue reading →

Dr George Simon, PhD As challenging as it can be to move on from a bad emotional experience, here are seven ways to help make the process more than a bit easier. Leave a Comment It’s not uncommon for folks … Continue reading →

Meditation helps us on many levels, from simple relaxation to freedom from suffering and full liberation of heart and mind. It allows us to: defuse stress and experience greater calm explore the mind-body relationship connect to our feelings expand our … Continue reading →

TRAINING THE MIND Put most simply, meditation is a way to train the mind. Most of the time, our minds are wandering — we’re thinking about the future, dwelling on the past, worrying, fantasizing, fretting or daydreaming. Meditation brings us … Continue reading →

The psychology behind happiness – how positive affect is quantified and what influences happiness. Just how happy are you? Do you ever wish for a life that brought more moments to be joyful? Happiness is often an elusive experience – … Continue reading →

Listening to sad music can create ‘pleasant’ emotions, according to a recent study. Listening to melancholic music “induces pleasant emotion”, according to a recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology. Conventional wisdom would hold that listening to a … Continue reading →

How the Fight-or-Flight response explains stress. What is the fight or flight response? The flight or fight response, also called the “acute stress response” was first described by Walter Cannon in the 1920s as a theory that animals react to … Continue reading →

10 Causes of Stress (and How to Avoid Them) Everyone encounters stressful situations on an almost daily basis, from minor pressures that we hardly notice, to occasional traumatic situations which can cause ongoing stress. Many of us do not realise … Continue reading →

Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud theorised that our personality development is based on childhood events and labelled personality types such as analy retentive and oral. Discover your Freudian personality type with this test.   https://www.psychologistworld.com/influence_personality/test1.php

Test your short-term memory with this online feature. Test your short-term memory and learn memory improvement techniquesThere are several techniques that you can use to improve your memory. Try the following exercise to see how well you normally remember things, … Continue reading →