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The Mental Health Struggles of Single and Divorced Men


Interestingly, a large corpus of research indicates that single men have higher rates of mental health issues compared to married … More

Divorced Men, Marriage, Single Men

Unconditional Love


Unconditional love is an illusion. Sacrifices and gifts are the reality. Once couples are able to give up the illusion … More

Love, True love, Unconditional Love

Authentic Living


The more I study people who are single at heart, the more I think that at the core of their … More

Authentic living, Authenticity, Bachelors, Spinsters

Mental Illness


In contrast to ailments like a fractured leg or a badly pumping heart, he notes, psychiatric problems can’t be directly … More

Mental illness, Psychiatric problems, Psychiatry

Limits to Achievement


“There is another group of limits, however, that has to do with the circumstances and conditions within which a person … More

Limits, Limits to Positive Thinking

Happiness as a Tool, and Not a Goal


“In short, we found that happiness depends not on how well you are doing, but whether you are doing better … More

Expectations, Happiness

Identity Amnesia in False Love


“We must bear in mind that it is sometimes we who are putting another in the state I here labeled … More

False Love, Identity, Love

Cultural Differences in Thinking


“Westerners are more likely to view themselves as individualistic, egocentric, and discrete from society, whereas Easterners are more inclined to view … More

East vs West, Styles of thinking, Thinking

Emotion Regulation


Emotion regulation to reduce distress appears to be a fundamental human behaviour that doesn’t just happen within us, but between … More

Emotion regulation, Emotions, Negative emotions

Who Am I? A Network Self?


Who am I? We all ask ourselves this question, and many like it. Is my identity determined by my DNA … More

Identity, Network Self, Self, Who am I?

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