Want something to do in the evenings when you’re bored or lonely?  What if you could gather a group of your friends to your home after dinner once a week to have a fun friends’ study group?  No special training required for a fun friend’s study group, only a favorite book of your choosing that is therapist recommended. Be sure you feel safe belonging to a group of this kind.  If not, decide to seek professional help. The following are fun friends’...

Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), developed by Richard Schwartz, is based on the understanding that our psyches are made up of different parts or subpersonalities, and it provides a powerful methodology for working with and healing our parts. One aspect of this is how we explore our parts.

In most forms of therapy, when we want to work with a psychological issue or reaction, we either analyze it intellectually or dive into it emotionally. In some forms of therapy, you figure...

The obligation to the sovereign lasts only if the ruler is able to protect his nation. Hobbes naturally discourages civil disobedience. But hence the ruler loses his power, the subjects do not need him and may transfer their obedience to a new ruler.

From this thesis follow a number of revolutionary propositions:

1)    The natural law is a binding law not because it’s just or right, but because it’s dependent upon sanction. With Hobbes The...

The Inner Critic is the part of you that judges you, demeans you, and pushes you to do things. It lowers your self-esteem and makes you feel bad about yourself. This is one of the most difficult and tenacious issues that people face. The Inner Critic is actually not a single part of you; there can be a number of critical parts that judge you in different ways or for different reasons. In our study of the Inner Critic, we have identified seven types of Inner Critics that people are...

"And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:  wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after...

A long queue outside an audition hall is a common sight these days. Everyday we see so many competitions on TV as Talent hunt, Best VJ, Outstanding RJ, Voice of India, Boogie Woogie-dance competition etc…

Quick fame and fast money has become the motive and dream of most of the youngsters. The most important thing to note is that today even parents have,, it seems, aroused from a long sleep or rather they also want to run on the same track.

Few years back, a...

Remember back in the day when people would tie a string around their finger?  Well, that was a strategy they used to remember things that they needed to do.  It served as a reminder that there were things that had not been done yet.  It served as a visualization tool.  Whenever they saw the string, it let them know that they needed to finish the job.

With all of the electronic organisers available nowadays, it's highly unlikely that anyone is using a piece of...

I understand and presuppose that you are experiencing right now an anxiety attack.You are digging up anxiety attacks treatment right here, right? And I know it is very important for you to stop such panic attacks – yes I am at your side because I used to have anxiety panic attacks once in my life.

I know how it feels to have anxiety attacks, difficulty in breathing, dizzy spells which sometimes worsen the feeling and so led into panic.The feeling can be highly chronic the...

Why is the present so alien and distance from us, like the Martian landscape, the rings of Saturn, Jupiter’s moons, and the outer reaches of the Milky Way? So distant is today that those ...

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...