Understanding Your Paranoia
Paranoia is thinking and feeling like you are being threatened in some way, even if there is no evidence, or very little evidence, that you are. Paranoid thoughts can also be described as delusions. There are lots of different kinds…
Inside the Mind of A Pathological Liar – What Makes Them Tick?
People often call those who lie constantly “pathological liars.” While frequent dishonesty isn’t a good habit, this doesn’t quite fit the official definition of pathological lying. To be labelled as a pathological liar, a person must lie frequently and for…
Are You the Blacksheep of the Family?
Do you feel uncomfortable? Do you feel like the black sheep in your family, are you seen as the odd bird out and in society, for example? Perhaps you feel blocked and distressed by this situation. What is a Black…
How Being Kinky Can Actually Help Mental Health
The word kink has myriad associations — leather, spanking, corsets, whips, maybe even a ginger root. While its depictions in popular culture are abundant and eager, they are hardly ever accurate. Fifty Shades of Grey, for example, is perhaps the…
The Psychology of Megalomania
Do you know a person who’s convinced that everything they say or think is grandiose? This person is probably a megalomaniac. Usually, megalomaniacs belittle others because they feel superior. But apart from their huge ego, how do you truly identify…
Why Do Some People Find Themselves Ugly In Pictures
The face you see in a photo is not always the one you expect. You’re charming and good-looking, but when you see your face in the pictures, all your joy and enthusiasm go out the window. When you look at…
The Psychology of Addiction
Physical addiction certainly accounts for much of the reason people continue using and abusing drugs, but there is also a strong psychological component to addiction. Just getting clean and sober may not address the actual psychology of addiction. Breaking psychological…
How To Deal With A Narcissistic Mother?
Mothers with narcissistic personality disorder traits can negatively affect their children. For those who believe they were raised by a mother with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), a better understanding of their relationship, and narcissism in general, can lead to healing…
The Psychology of Sexual Attraction
If men and women weren’t attracted to each other, none of us would be around, of course. Yet the problem of how different tastes in physical attraction emerge is surprisingly complex. Influences range from brain biology to fashions. If we…
Explaining the Mandela Effect
Have you ever misquoted famous movie quotes or felt like masses of people believed that an event that actually did not happen? The Mandela Effect is a popular and heavily debated type of false memory. It refers to the situation…
