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Denial, sometimes referred to as an acronym for “Don’t Even KNow I Am Lying,” is one of the most common defense mechanisms. Denial is widely recognized in mental health fields, and ... Read More

Online harassment, sometimes called cyberbullying or cyber abuse, has become more prevalent as internet use has increased. According to 2017 statistics, 41% of American adults have experienced ... Read More

Confronting difficult emotions like anger, sadness, and disappointment can be painful. It’s even harder to address those emotions in our relationships with others. Passive aggression ... Read More

What does gratitude mean? It means to be thankful. This is one thing we often forget in the mad race to achieve our dreams. As humans, we may often feel we can never have enough. We may ... Read More

Antisocial personality (ASPD) is one of the cluster B personality disorders, which typically involve emotional, impulsive, or dramatic thoughts and actions. This group of personality disorders ... Read More

Impulsivity, mood swings, irritability, high and low periods, patterns of troubled relationships—these symptoms often indicate bipolar, but they can just as easily appear in people who ... Read More

This topic likely comes as a surprise to many. Just the idea of abuse of this nature, between a mother and her son, is shocking to most. The idea of mother-son incest is so far out of the ... Read More

Social media enable everyone to build, create, and curate their own brand. Others interact with this personal brand, refining and changing it. This dynamic process can create a social media ... Read More

Denial has been said to be the trademark of addiction, and it has been long identified in the field of psychology. Denial is also relevant to experiences of trauma. These include witnessing ... Read More

“Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, the last of life, for which the first was made.”                      -Robert Browning Expectations Relationships and marriages ... Read More

Narcissistic personality (NPD) and histrionic personality (HPD) are both cluster B personality disorders. These personality disorders are characterized by the following: Patterns of thinking ... Read More

According to a 2008 study, between 3-6% of Americans engage in compulsive sexual behavior (CSB), better known as sex addiction. Other studies cite similar statistics, and some addiction ... Read More