Intimacy refers to being seen or known.  One can be seen or known by oneself, by another being (human or otherwise) or by God.  Individual psychotherapy usually focuses on knowing oneself better, which is to say becoming more intimate with one’s self.  The usual term for this process is “insight.” Group psychotherapy addresses being better known by others, which of course results in greater knowing of oneself in the process.  This is the place where...

Ok you've read the summary of this article and you're intrigued by it, so now you are probably quite eager to know what this word is because after all it seems quite unlikely that one word, one simple every day word could have that much power - right?

I admit it does sound too good to be true and because of that it works. It works even where it makes no sense. That's how powerful this word is. Slip it in a conversation and you will be amazed at the results when you use it...

Art therapy hardly seems like the traditional type of therapy a person would see on a television show or a movie, does it? Therapy is hardly the age old stereotype that people who have no personal experience of being through therapy may picture in their minds. New methods and ideas are thought up and put into practice all the time in an effort to help people more than before. With more options available to individuals who are suffering from phobias, depression or any other condition,...

Women's Midlife Crisis

It's about time. We can publicly discuss a rite of passage for women that is as prevalent as that for males.

Our young adult years are filled with daily obligations and we tend not to think about what direction our lives are taking. We stay on the bandwagon fulfilling everyone's needs until something shakes us out our lethargy. Only then do we stop what we're doing to question, "Does my family really appreciate my sacrifices all these...

When two people are sincerely in love with each other, their relationship would exhibit mature qualities that deepen their relationship as a couple, at the same time allow each to grow as an individual. Being intimate, they are comfortable and open with one another. However, if either one is a love addict, the underlying motive behind the affection is tainted by deeply rooted emotional needs, which could cloud the relationship and lead to dramatic and even tragic consequences later...

Uniqueness of culture in Arabic culture can be both a threat and an opportunity. Cultural aspects enable a public relations practitioner choose the most effective message and communication channel for a specific target group. The smallest language problems may be very dangerous as they can lead to a total failure in the communication process.

Another unique challenge posed by U.A.E. community to public relations practitioners is rooted in the level of ambiguity in the...

The supreme energy or power of the entire cosmos is ones soul force. On the one hand at the worldly level everyone thinks that wealth is our supreme need of the hour and yet if we think deeply wealth is definitely inert and material in nature. By itself it has no energy or force of its own and that its use/misuse or good/bad aspects lie entirely in the hands of its owners. Just as a responsible man who possesses a gun/sword can use it optimally for protecting himself and others or on...

For the most part the popular media presents the issue of “consuming to be patriotic” in a good way.  The “problem” it seems is that the U.S. isn’t spending enough money post September 11.  The economy seems shaky right now and is in potential danger due to less spending.  The individuals who spend more money than usual are seen as being patriotic.  The “solution,” it seems, is that Americans need to buy more than they...

Magic Tricks:

Who doesn’t get impressed and attracted by magic? Ranging from small kids to adults, the simple magic tricks entertain them. But magic tricks are not something related to powers beyond human’s reach. It is mere mastering the skills of sustaining the attention of the onlookers while the ‘magician’ completes the well-practiced steps to achieve the magic. Thus the onlookers are eventually convinced that they had witnessed something...

Psychological Abuse, which is also known as emotional abuse is when a person harms another person through emotional or mental anguish which is psychologically harmful. People always say that “sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me”, but words do hurt people because there are different kinds of people in the world.

Emotional abuse is happening everywhere and there are various forms of it. Most common of these abuses would be work related...