Dealing with a Quick-Tempered Spouse

When spouses erupt in anger, not to be confused with a fight, fly off the handle, and express feelings of upset with anger, it frightens their partner. Whether their partner cowers or leaves, they don’t respond well to anger because it is challenging to deal with anger. Constantly being around a person who is prone…

Drama Belongs in the Theatre

Greg Malouf believes that people identify with the drama that plays out in their lives, when the reality is that the drama is not real. Maleouf describes drama as bound up by illusion, based on perceptions, becoming personally defeating because of our lack of sophistication about our emotional lives. He writes that drama is not…

Massage: One of My Favorite Stress Management Techniques for Good Reason

Elizabeth Scott has always enjoyed getting massages and also enjoys the idea of them being a part of a stress management plan. In her experience, massage has been an excellent short-term stress management tool, but she has since wondered what the actual benefits of massage are compared to other stress managements practices and whether or…

Ways to Manage Every Day Trauma

Every day we are faced with micro traumas. Not large scale traumas such as in war or assault, but little disappointments and painful moments. Such things can include crime, diseases or debt. These little stressors can even trigger old wounds that can invade your present self. But it is possible to face these micro traumas…

Will This Year Be Different from the Previous Year?

The year 2012 is behind us and we are all facing a brand new year, full of possibility. But sometimes the question is asked, “Will this year be different than the last?” While we all have ideas and hopes for a new year, the potential largely depends on ourselves. What you think and what you…

5 Ways to Feel Less Isolated When Facing Change

There are many ways in which people deal with their stress and emotional pain. One response is to keep it to yourself and put on a happy face for those around you. Whether you are trying to bury the pain or just prefer to face the problems on your own, it can put you in…

Conflict with an ADHD Child From a Father’s Perspective

Most of the research on children with attention-deficit hyperactive disorder and the family conflict that arises in their household as they reach their teen years has been based on self-reports from both the child and the mother. Clarisa Markel, from the Human Development and Applied Psychology Department at the University of Toronto, recently led a…

Lindsey Vonn: 5 Things to Know About Depression

Olympic Skier, Lindsey Vonn, revealed at the beginning of the new year that she suffers from depression. This personal revelation shows that you can’t tell how a person feels simply by looking at their status, looks, or success. It’s important to remember the depression is an illness, one that can affect anyone. It isn’t a…

Identifying and Treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

When a lot of people think about obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) they often think of movie characters, or other people they may have seen, without understanding exactly what the disorder is or how it functions. People afflicted by OCD are receiving faulty messages from their brains. While a regular person receives messages that tell them…