The most common psychiatric diagnosis among those with extraordinary empathic skills is Bipolar Disorder. Also known as manic depression, manic-depressive disorder and bipolar affective disorder, this diagnosis describes a category of mood disorders. In the case of many empaths, there are presences of a multitude of episodes of abnormally elevated mood throughout their lives. Moods bounce back and forth from major depression to times of mania or experience both emotions simultaneously....

The Enneagram is one of the many personality profiling systems in the world today. However, its origins remain relatively unclear. There are groups of people who believe that the Enneagram first originated in the 10th or 11th century among the Sufi, which is a mystical sect of Islam. There are also others who believe that the Enneagram existed much earlier, back in 2500 B.C. in Babylon, the middle east of today.

Regardless of when the Enneagram was created, it still remains a very...

Self-confident people are generally more successful, positive and happy. They behave differently, are more likely to take risks and expect things to work out for them. Their self-confidence shows in their body language, how they speak and the quality of their relationships. On the other side, low self-confidence and self esteem can cause people to be negative, stressed out and not achieve very much.

Take Stock of your Accomplishments

When we take the time to notice our...

Just like everything else in this world positive affirmations also can be negated by mistakes. These mistakes keep people from accomplishing their goals when using positive affirmations.

Whether you are already using positive affirmations and not getting results, or plan on using them, here are the top 5 mistakes that can be made. This way you can avoid making them and get the results you deserve.

1. Having an Ulterior Motive

Being unclear as to WHY you want...

The coast is clear, the seas are calm, the sailing is breezy, and you are ready to move into new territory. The serenade is waiting for you.

What are the keys to your kingdom? If you have misplaced the keys, misjudged the day, there are still opportunities at bay and in those latter days. Every light from here can be green. You could captivate and capture the affections of more than one audience. You might find that new unique blend as you reassemble on the new territories....

To be successful in sports there are some psychology courses that are mandatory. Many athletes have failed to perform in competitions because they lack motivators and ways to deal with strains they face. Some are anxious before performances and this means that the psychological aspect of sport cannot be ignored if athletes want to achieve their goals.

When we have breaks, free time after work and weekends, we choose fun activities that we can engage in. This applies to...

Notes on John11

“…he stumbles, for he has no light” (John 11:10)

I work in a clinic as a Spanish/English medical interpreter. In all the time I have been at the clinic I have never known a blind doctor.  I have read about several.  One remarkable young man, Tim Cordes, has just finished medical school and is in the process of earning his doctorate.  There are some things he will be able to do very well.  His ability to feel...

Recently it has become more commonplace to have clients come into my office and state that they have a sex addiction. Often when asked how this was diagnosed they respond that their spouse or other family member told them or they read a book and self-diagnosed. Sometimes when examined more closely, the client does not have a sexual problem at all, just a higher than average sex drive well as living in a sex negative environment.

Many sexologists are beginning to speak out about...

There are three basic models for conceptualizing the process of psychotherapy:  implanting something new in the client that is missing (deficiency model), changing or removing something problematic that is already present (pathology model), or nurturing the unfolding of some potential wholeness that is inherent in each human (spiritual model).  While each model captures some of what might need to go on in psychotherapy at any given moment, the spiritual model is for me the...

As a psychotherapy patient, do you wonder whether the work you and your therapist are doing will succeed and produce lasting results? You may like, even admire, your psychotherapist, but how do you know that as a result of his or her work you will achieve the goals for which you came to treatment?

Patients frequently remain in the dark about whether treatment is actually succeeding. The solution to this dilemma is a treatment considerably broader in scope than conventional...