You feel pushed. Manipulated. Exploited. Dominated. Coerced. Pressured. Bullied. Controlled. The person in front of you has gone too far and has overstepped your personal boundaries. But you don’t know what to do. You feel weak and helpless. A quiet desperation rises inside of you. You feel like a fly stuck in a web. What […]
12 Signs it’s Time to Move On and Burn All Bridges
No friendship or relationship is destined to last forever. At some point, we outgrow the people in our lives, develop different interests, and even in the best circumstances, lose people due to the natural cycle of life and death. But when is the right time to move on from a relationship that feels doomed? Should […]
What is Toxic Shame? (The Little-Known Mental Illness)
“Shame on you!” How many times did you hear those words as a child? As children, our teachers would shame us for doing something naughty in class, just as our parents and peer group would occasionally shame us – sometimes intentionally, sometimes unintentionally. The experience certainly wasn’t pleasant, but the shame was temporary and it quickly […]
13 Signs You’re Struggling With Emotional Numbness (the Secret Illness)
At some point or another we’ve all heard these words before: “Suck it up princess!” “Be a man!” “Stop being a cry-baby,” “Get over it,” “Stop being so sensitive,” “Get thicker skin!” While these words were likely spoken without consciously intending us long-term harm, they nevertheless point to a common and undeniably tragic truth in […]
Szondi Test: What Dark Impulse Are You Hiding?
This test was originally created by Hungarian psychiatrist Leopold Szondi in 1935. Szondi believed that it was possible to reveal the dark and repressed impulses within us simply by the aversion we show towards certain people. Each of the eight photos is supposed to reveal a hidden aspect of the human psyche, revealing the psychological […]
23 Signs You’re Suffering From a Victim Mentality
While it’s important that we come to terms with what has happened to us, and that we have indeed been victimized, we cannot move on with our lives unless we step out of the victim role and into the survivor role. Having a victim mentality goes far beyond the experience of being victimized. When we […]
