Understanding Your Flexible Personality
Many people feel strong desire to concretely define themselves. We can see ourselves as having a particular personality type, having a particular star sign, cultural affiliation or supporting a certain
Barriers to Communicating: Like Getting Blood from a Stone
We have all experienced people who don’t want to communicate. We might say that getting information from them is like trying to get blood from a stone. Interestingly, this expression reflects
Three Types of Control: Is One Better?
Most of us are familiar with feeling that things are under control. This means that we know what’s going on, our finger is on the pulse and we are actively managing.
Our Legitimate First World Problems
We sometimes think dismissively of the things that trouble us, and label them as ‘First World problems’. To us they can seem like trivial concerns, especially compared to the problems
Resist Change!
We can often feel a great pressure from other people to change. For whatever reason, it can be hard to be accepted for who we are. We can find ourselves
Introverts: the Quiet Australians
Most of us are familiar with the distinction between an introvert and an extrovert; we usually have a pretty fair handle on which of these best describes us. Both are
The Pleasures and Perils of Living Alone
Many people live alone, and the number is rising in many developed countries. People almost universally see it as a bad thing and a sign of the loss of community,
Going Beyond the Isolated Mind
We all know what it is like to have strong feelings and the way that they can take us over. When these feelings are those of anger, pain or shame, they
Your Christmas
This can be such a difficult time of year. Not only are there expectations about buying gifts for people, but it is very common to feel a requirement to see