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Best of Our Blogs: April 25, 2017
Have you ever untangled a necklace or earbud cord? It’s incredibly frustrating. As I unravel the cord or attempt to take apart a twisted chain, I feel a surprising amount of resistance. Here are the voices that flood my thoughts: “There are a million things I need to do.” “Why can’t this one thing be easy?” “I wish this would go faster.” By the time I’m done, I want to quit, throw the thing away or in such a mood I couldn’t care less that it’s done. Rushing through worsens the situation. Negative thoughts or in other words NUTS and ANTS (read our top post t...
Source: World of Psychology - April 25, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Brandi-Ann Uyemura, M.A. Tags: Best of Our Blogs Adolescence Heroin Marijuana opioid Plant Psychoeducation in Psychotherapy Psychology Source Type: blogs

Introducing the Invisibility Cloak Illusion: We think we ’re more observant (and less observed) than everyone else
By guest blogger Juliet Hodges Most of us tend to think we’re better than average: more competent, honest, talented and compassionate. The latest example of this kind of optimistic self-perception is the “invisibility cloak illusion”. In research published recently in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Erica Boothby and her colleagues show how we have a tendency to believe that we are incredibly socially observant ourselves, while those around us are less so. These assumptions combine to create the illusion that we observe others more than they observe us. As a first step, the researchers asked partic...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - April 25, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Social Source Type: blogs

How to Love and Support a Woman with Anxiety
Trust me, she’s worth it. So, you’ve fallen in love with a woman who has anxiety. You’re one of the lucky ones. You have met a woman who feels deeply. Commercials for dog food make her cry. So does messing up that Pinterest recipe she was so excited to try. She loves fiercely, and, if you are lucky, she will choose to love you. Here is how you love someone with anxiety: 19 Quotes For When Anxiety Feels Completely Overwhelming Love a Woman with Anxiety Softly. For a woman with anxiety the world itself is loud, the wrong kind of shirt on her skin can spend the entire day screaming at her, a tough word or l...
Source: World of Psychology - April 24, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Staff Tags: Anxiety and Panic Disorders Men's Issues Publishers Relationships Women's Issues YourTango Love Rebecca Jane Stokes support woman with anxiety Source Type: blogs

This Personality Trait Makes The Average-Looking More Attractive
How less attractive men can make themselves stand out from the crowd. • Click here for your free sample of Dr Jeremy Dean's latest ebook The Anxiety Plan: 42 Strategies For Worry, Phobias, OCD and Panic • Dr Dean is also the author of Spark: 17 Steps That Will Boost Your Motivation For Anything. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - April 24, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Attractiveness Creativity Source Type: blogs

TED Talks Psychology
Welcome to TED TALKS PSYCHOLOGY a series of curated lessons derived from TED. TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a global set of conferences owned by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation under the slogan “ideas worth spreading”. Speakers are selected for their originality, clarity of vision and insight into present problems. Many of their presentation conclude with optimistic suggestions for change. The speakers are given less than 18 minutes to present their ideas in an innovative and engaging manner. They address a wide range of topics within the research and practice of science and culture, often throug...
Source: PsychSplash - April 24, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Clyde Tags: Academia Anyone DVDs and Videos e-learning Features For Foundation Website General Psychology Information Mental Health Mobile & SMS Multimedia Resources Topics Noble Prize TED Source Type: blogs

The Surprising Reason Why Money Can ’t Buy Happiness
Money can’t buy happiness. But why not? After all, money has its advantages. In one study, Nobel Prize winning scientists Daniel Kahneman and Angus Keaton looked at this question. They found that as income increases, life-satisfaction rises too. On the role of money in his dating life, Curb Your Enthusiasm comedian Larry David, quipped, “She’s supposed to like me for myself? I don’t even like me for myself!” Still, most of us intuitively feel money alone can’t explain happiness. Let’s look at why. The (Un)happy Thief Consider a scenario from a study led by Harvard cognitive scientist Jonathan...
Source: World of Psychology - April 24, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rob Henderson Tags: Happiness Money and Financial Research Ethics Finances Fulfillment Morality riches Source Type: blogs

An Original Approach to Interpreting Dreams
I figured out an original approach to interpreting dreams long ago, but I’ve been unable to publicize it. I’ve published articles about it in the professional literature, but they haven’t attracted any attention. My basic theory about dreams seems to turn people off. It’s “too simple.” It’s “too inflexible.” Also, I haven’t been able to prove it using statistics. My basic theory is this: dreams follow a consistent emotional pattern. Unless the dream plot is disrupted by an external influence such as noise, every dream begins with what the inner self loves, proceeds in the early-middle section with wha...
Source: World of Psychology - April 24, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dan Gollub, M.A. Tags: Dreams Personal Research Sleep Carl Jung concious Desire dream interpretation Dreaming Fear Unconcious Source Type: blogs

Will Marriage Make Me Lose My Identity?
“No man is an island” said seventeenth century author John Donne. This is true in marriage. Yet we can and should keep our separate identities after tying the knot. We should also accept that none of us is totally self-sufficient. We depend on car mechanics, airplane pilots, farmers, friends, accountants, therapists, and others. Certainly, in a good marriage we rely on our marriage partner. We respect each other’s individuality and also connect as romantic partners and as lifetime teammates. When I was single and dating, I feared that marriage could cause me to lose my identity. My friend Amy set me straight...
Source: World of Psychology - April 23, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marcia Naomi Berger, MSW, LCSW Tags: Happiness Marriage and Divorce Money and Financial Personal Relationships Self-Help Family Husband identity Independence Personal Growth self-worth Sense Of Self Wife Source Type: blogs

The Common Pill That Sadly Lowers Women ’s Wellbeing
Women reported lower mood, self-control and energy. • Click here for your free sample of Dr Jeremy Dean's latest ebook The Anxiety Plan: 42 Strategies For Worry, Phobias, OCD and Panic • Dr Dean is also the author of Spark: 17 Steps That Will Boost Your Motivation For Anything. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - April 23, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Depression Source Type: blogs

The Importance of Finding Your Happy Place
We all need a place we can go to in our minds for comfort and to feel calm. My relaxation theory is that if we visit that place in our heads, we’ll feel better. Some people imagine an ocean beach, with calm waves returning to the shore and warm breezes blowing in their hair and the smell of salt in the air. Some people contemplate their family home where they grew up, maybe their childhood bedroom. For some, that is their happy place. I’ve always had luck with imagining myself out in the woods in a rustic environment with no one around for many miles surrounded by trees of all kinds their leaves dripping in c...
Source: World of Psychology - April 23, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Laura Yeager Tags: Creativity Happiness Mindfulness Personal Stress Holiday Imagination Meditation Nature outdoor recreation Peacefulness Personal Growth Personal Time Relaxation stress reduction Tension Vacation Visualization weekend get Source Type: blogs

Parenting: The Importance of Expectations
Ask any parent and they’ll tell you parenting is not for wimps. It requires courage to face the terrifying uncertainty of caring for a helpless infant; the uncontrollable tantrums of an oppositional toddler; the tears of the older child when limits are set; to the rage of the adolescent when their independence is challenged, and whose criticisms cut like a sharp knife to the heart. Through it all, love and discipline must hold steady and strong. Do not lose hope. There are some things parents can do to make life easier and reduce stress. Our expectations are one of them. As a Clinical Social Worker counseling families an...
Source: World of Psychology - April 23, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Libby Simon, MSW Tags: Children and Teens Family Parenting Self-Help Stress Adolescence Anger Child Development childhood Cognitive Psychology Conflict Developmental psychology Expectation Growing Up punishment Reinforcement Tantrums Unrealisti Source Type: blogs

Explain Your One Very Specific Point On Adult ADHD So Non-ADHD Adults Can Understand Us Better
Part Two. See part one here on WHY to do this. Thanks for helping to reduce ignorance, false information, and stigma against your fellow ADHD adults. As I mentioned before, you can share your 1, not 3 specific point you want non-ADHD adults to understand about Adult ADHD in many ways. Text or audio, video, drawings, or a combination After I post it, please share it on your social media accounts and encourage others you know to share it on theirs. Use the hashtag #UnderstandAdultADHD so people can find it. Be creative, use examples from your life or other ADDers you know, or metaphors, analogies, statistics, diagrams, car...
Source: Adult ADD Strengths - April 23, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Pete Quily Tags: ADHD Adults Explain One Point About Adult ADHD Source Type: blogs

What Is One Specific Thing You Would Like Non ADHD Adults To Know About Adult ADHD?
Problem: Too many reporters, politicians, health care professionals and others spread ignorance, factually incorrect information, and stigma against ADHD adults cost-free, which harms us ADHD adults and our families in many ways. Solution: Use your ADHD superpower of creativity to teach one, not three, very specific point about living with adult ADHD that you think non-ADHD adults should learn about us. I post your one specific point on my blog and social media accounts, If you’re out of the ADHD closet, share it on your social media accounts and encourage others to share it too. You can use your full name if you ...
Source: Adult ADD Strengths - April 23, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Pete Quily Tags: ADHD Adults Explain One Point About Adult ADHD Source Type: blogs

What Is One Thing You Want Non ADHD Adults To Know About Adult ADHD? Explain It Here
Problem: As an adult ADHD coach since 2003 who has ADHD, I’ve heard far too many horror stories of not getting properly diagnosed and treated for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Because the ADHD Catch 22 & ignorance & stigma on adult ADHD, most hide in ADHD closet, don’t complain to politicians/media. So they both think it’s not a real problem = few resources for us. Too many spread ignorance and stigma against ADHD, which harms us and our families, and keeps many from seeking a diagnosis or treatment & others hiding in the ADHD Closet. Sadly many ADDers internalize the external s...
Source: Adult ADD Strengths - April 23, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Pete Quily Tags: Explain One Point About Adult ADHD To Non-ADHD Adults Source Type: blogs

What Is One Thing You Want Non-ADHD Adults To Know About Adult ADHD? Explain It Here
Problem: Have you ever heard any of these? “You just need to focus.” “You just need to try harder.” “ADHD isn’t a real condition.” “If you use ADHD meds you’ll become a drug addict.” “Everybody has ADHD.” As someone who has been coaching adults with ADHD since 2003, runs an Adult ADHD support group, and has ADHD, I’ve heard these ignorant stigmatizing comments far too often. So have my Adult ADHD clients, who hear them so often, and see so few willing to call them out on it, or impose a cost for stigmatizing us, some start to believe the lies...
Source: Adult ADD Strengths - April 23, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Pete Quily Tags: Explain One Point About Adult ADHD To Non-ADHD Adults Source Type: blogs