It has been estimated that most of us do not utilize more than 10 percent of our mental capacity. Erickson certainly believes this. Our consciousness usually has too narrow, rigid, and limited a conception of what it is capable of accomplishing. Ordinary education and daily life have taught us how to accomplish some things but have unwittingly biased us against many if not most of our capacities.

We all know from everyday experience that we can be so absorbed in something...

For those who’ve read my previous article,Panic Attacks and Anxiety: Derealization and Depersonalization - You Aren’t Going Crazy!,this is the perfect follow-up scoop. But if you’ve yet to read it, not to worry, there’s still much to be learned here.

Now, in review, derealization and depersonalization all too often accompany panic attacks and anxiety. In general terms, derealization is a frightening feeling of detachment from...

Sapna Dinesh

Mother Teresa Women’s University

Dr. Syama Kumari.S

Kerala Agricultural University

Introduction

Stress is defined as the adverse relation of the people to excessive pressure or other types of demand placed on them (Jone Parry, 2005). Stress occurs when pressure exceeds his or her perceived ability to cope (Centre for stress management, 2004). Stress can also be defined as a process in which when environmental demands strain in...

Sometimes we can insensitively perceive situations according to personal interest. This will inevitably invoke all manner of reactions, and whether in the workplace or the family, the way an injured person is handled can have a bearing on " target="_self" time management and stress levels and hence lower productivity. Sometimes when you are least affected, you may tend to display a 'I do not care' attitude, which could injure the person especially if he/she in handling family wrangles...

There are two powerful and almost irresistible elements of persuasion that when used correctly, can have a profound effect on the target of your influence. Without these two items, you will have to put a gun to somebody's head, or implicitly promise some kind of sexual or monetary reward in order to move their thinking towards what you want them to do.

The fact that many advertisements you see today blatantly (and some very covertly) use sex in any way possible to promote products...

An interesting behavioral observation I spent some time analyzing recently has to do with the tendency in many families with multiple children for the parents to have a ‘favorite’.  One result of this common phenomena is that the non-favorites often suffer from self-esteem issues because of the unhealthy dynamic that a parent creates regardless of whether it is intentional or not.  In this article I will explore how this occurs and also touch on some non-obvious...

Deep inside everyone of us there is a knowing that we are capable of so much more than we are achieving, that we are not living our true potential, that a dormant greatness is locked somewhere within, a super self that wants to get out, but doesn’t know how.

For each of us, there is someone in life, or history, that we admire, someone that we can see has actualised their super self, shared their greatness. They inspire us, sometimes they make us fee worst by...

Hey You! Wake Up!!

Are you asleep in your life?

Sure, you'll probably say no...most people would. But if the statistics are that most people are sleepwalking through life, would it not stand to reason that many people reading this article fall into that category?

Actually, anyone reading articles like this is probably in the process of awakening, and is looking for answers to how to make their lives better and...

Mood swingis the condition when the person expresses and experiences the variety of the emotions within the span of the few hours. People who is suffering from such problems, goes from very happy feeling to the very angry feeling, frustration and irritable, within the very short span of time.

Mood swing is affected twice as the many women as the men. Such problem is the commonplace especially in the metropolitan cities because of the fast speed life, lower patient levels, higher...

Today, one of my friends quit her job in a national company. She said that her life in that company is very uncomfortable and she doesn’t like the stereotyped life here. So she quit her job and prepares to go abroad for further education.

I learnt the life condition of other friends; they are all pursuing their colorful life. Sharon is travelling in different cities on academic trip; Vivi is preparing for her further education abroad as well… all of them appear live a...