Conditions Of Worth: Why We Feel We Must Earn Love
Reading Time: 6 minutesIt’s easy to develop conditions of worth where we seek to be accepted by living up to others’ expectations, but should we be doing that?
Research
Welcome to the facts and research category archive. Here you’ll find all the articles that will contain information gathered from reliable and peer reviewed sources.
In the facts and research archive, you’ll find articles that use journals and other reliable information sources. The majority of the articles will be referenced using the American Psychological Association (APA) format. I’m using APA because that’s the referencing style I was taught to use. So, you’ll find a detailed reference section at the end of the articles using this format.
If you’re looking for advice and information that has had extra research done to support the context of the articles, then this is the archive for you.
Anticipatory Anxiety: Overcoming Our “What If” Worry Riddled Mind
Reading Time: 8 minutesAnticipatory anxiety may be the key that unlocks all our anxiety issues, so why don’t we talk about it more? Well, today we do
Beyond Positive Thinking: How To Engineer A Lasting Mindset Shift
Reading Time: 8 minutesPositive thinking is often portrayed as a cure-all, but it’s not. We need to go beyond positive thinking and towards a mindset shift
Beyond Survival: How Daily Self-Care Leads To A Flourishing Life
Reading Time: 9 minutesSelf-care isn’t about surviving; it’s about going beyond survival. So why not make life more than that, and learn how to flourish?
Not Wanting To Be Here: Navigating Passive Suicidal Ideation
Reading Time: 7 minutesSuicidal thoughts are well understood. But what’s less well known is passive suicidal ideation, and that needs to change, as it poses a risk
How The Easy Shisa Kanko Method Overcomes Double Checking
Reading Time: 5 minutesChecking-behaviours, whether OCD related or not, can be distressing. But it doesn’t have to be. The Shisa Kanko technique can change all that
The ADHD Focus Hack: Why You Need ‘Dopamine Anchoring’
Reading Time: 5 minutesDopamine anchoring is another ADHD hack that can be useful for those without ADHD, and this article will explain why and how to use it
Vampire Or Mirror: Navigating The Energy Exchange In Depression
Reading Time: 9 minutesThe energy exchange in depression can have far-reaching effects, but not always in the way you might expect, and thus isn’t a social vampire
Relaxed Productivity: Stop Being Productive With Your Free Time
Reading Time: 5 minutesProductivity is often seen as the be-all and end-all. But is it really? I’d like to introduce the concept of relaxed productivity
The Complex Experience And Freedom Of Being The Black Sheep
Reading Time: 8 minutesWe often have this idea that being the black sheep is a bad thing. But is that really true? Can being the black sheep be the best choice?