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New routines are easier to sustain when you understand what your resistance is protecting—and learn to accept that different parts of you might want different things. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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“Accepting negative qualities in yourself is difficult. But accepting the bad along with the good may be a vital part of growth and a necessary ingredient in developing the wisdom that supports a good life.” psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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Interviewing for a leadership role is different than interviewing for an entry-level position. Here are practical strategies to hone your skills and land a leadership role psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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Many adults who feel emotionally numb can’t point to a specific trauma from childhood. But a history of having their feelings ignored or dismissed continues to haunt them as adults. Here’s what they can do about it. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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Not all narcissism looks the same. While grandiose narcissists often report high confidence and life satisfaction, vulnerable narcissists tend to feel more insecure, emotionally sensitive, and unhappy with themselves. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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People who experience a persistent sense of not fitting in anywhere can often trace those feelings to childhood emotional neglect. But there are ways to reconnect, starting with these steps. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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Whereas depression weighs upon life as it is, anxiety points towards the future: what might happen, what might go wrong, what might be expected of us. Here are some time-tested ways to reduce anxiety, by @NeelBurton psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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Growing up with messages that contradict reality teaches you to distrust your own perceptions. Here’s how you can learn to trust your feelings again and overcome the long-term effects of gaslighting, by @jwebbphd psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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People often talk about keeping the peace, but whose peace are you keeping? Here’s why coping mechanisms from your past may not suit you in the present.
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Scientists have created so-called ‘xenocortical mice’ with human cells in their brain. Here’s how that could advance mental health research in the years ahead. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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You may know exactly why you react the way you do and still find yourself doing it anyway. Some deeply rooted patterns were learned through experience, which means change may require more than simply understanding them. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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Why do so many people devote so much of their attention to celebrities’ weddings, breakups, and babies? Here’s how repeated exposure turns people we’ve never met into people we feel we genuinely know. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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When we have a foundational memory that makes us feel unworthy, it becomes the lens through which we see everything. Fortunately, there’s a psychological technique that can help us change the past to improve our future. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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