People often prefer to believe that it’s possible to hide pieces of ourselves that we don’t want people to see, often exaggerating certain qualities in order to conceal others: [read more]
What does that even mean, anyway…life is a fluid? It is common for people to perceive life as a linear series of milestone events, many of which have general [read more]
It’s incredible how much access we have right in the palm of our hands today. The options are almost endless. However, along with the pros of this, there are [read more]
As human beings, we sometimes take for granted that our minds and bodies are harmoniously in sync with the world around us — meaning, it could make sense to [read more]
We all deal with mental stress at various points in our lives. Stress can come from almost anything — work, family, relationships, friendships, finances, time, etc. Some people deal [read more]
Decision-making can be really stressful at times. For some, making decisions is second-nature; and for some, making decisions can be so paralyzing that it’s not only stressful and frustrating, [read more]
If you’ve read part 1 and part 2, I hope they have been helpful in learning more about social anxiety and the complexity of its nature. This will be the last [read more]
In part 1, we discussed what social anxiety looks like and the various ways it can appear in people’s lives. But where does it come from? There are many views [read more]
“My close friend, my only real friend, invited me out for dinner last week. I was so excited because I hadn’t been out in over three months and just [read more]
This post is about a common relationship issue, though an uncommonly discussed issue: gift anxiety. With the Hallmark holidays constantly expanding, people in a significant relationship are all in [read more]