For most of us, the idea that we form our reality for ourselves has to be accepted gradually. Such a concept contradicts most of the basic “assumptions of life” that we’ve learned in the course of growing up. The heart of any kind of inner work revolves around learning to create our reality consciously. The …
The central nervous system (CNS) is the main ‘control system’ for your body and various parts of your brain. In other words, this is what allows your body to rapidly react to visual stimuli by contracting muscles, releasing hormones and more. Your central nervous system relays information from your sensory organs to your muscles and …
The concept of ‘introvert’ and ‘extrovert’ is one that’s fairly well understood – if occasionally confused. An introvert is someone who enjoys their own space and needs ‘alone time’ in order to recharge and to get back their energy. Extroverts meanwhile are people who love socializing and who need to be around others in order …
There are many reasons why one person may choose to become involved with someone else who is well outside his or her age range. An older person may seem to be more stable and mature; a younger person, more attractive or energetic. A young person may feel flattered to have drawn an older person’s attention. …
Seeing a child leave for college can be one of the proudest, but also most upsetting, experiences a parent ever goes through. Friends and family will bombard you with the usual cliches: “you have to let them go”, “they need to make their own mistakes”, “they have their own life to lead”, and so on. …
Premature ejaculation is something that many men are concerned about, though it’s actually unlikely in most cases that they are suffering from the clinical definition of premature ejaculation. While there is no completely agreed ‘cut off point’ for what doctors consider to be ‘premature ejaculation’, it is generally considered to be anything within 15 seconds …
In order to be successful at almost anything, you need to be able to concentrate on it. Concentration allows us to direct all of our mental and physical faculties toward one objective and it allows us to avoid distraction or confusion. The problem is that many of us struggle with concentration and find ourselves constantly …
Most people who run do so because they want to benefit from a number of physical side effects. The hope is usually that running will make us healthier, fitter and slimmer than we otherwise would be and so we force ourselves out that door as often as we can bear in order to improve our …
Generally we use our computers as tools to get things done and particularly to offload difficult mental tasks so that we can finish more work, more quickly while not taxing ourselves too much in the process. But in case you’re feeling like some kind of overlord who can command your computer to do your bidding …
In psychology there are numerous different competing ‘schools of thought’ that different theorists and researchers will use to try and explain various psychological phenomena. Likewise, different therapists and psychiatrists will rely on these different models in order to try and understand psychological problems and to help you treat them. While there are many, many different …