The Lost Art of Not Being Offended
Dealing with insults is something we all have to do from time to time, whether intended or perceived. But it is something that, as a whole, we seem to be getting worse at. Many people seem to be woefully unequipped to handle criticism, constructive or otherwise. The following passage is from “The Stoic Guide to […]
What I Wish I’d Known About Antidepressants
In 2018 a serious relationship breakdown smashed head first into an existential/midlife crisis, which then careered into the path of an underlying anxiety problem. What crawled from the wreckage was a fairly broken shell of a human, pretty close to breaking. It was at this point I went to my GP and reluctantly asked to […]
Understanding Your Personality
Ever since the existential crisis that felled me in the first half of 2018, I have gratefully accepted any opportunity to discover it’s cause. A series of events had led me to a precipice of negative emotion. A precipice that appeared, at times, to have only one way down. Thankfully I didn’t have the means […]
Why Your Mindset is Key to Improving your Wellbeing
Carol S Dweck Ph D identified 2 basic mindsets in her book “Mindset, the new psychology of success.” The Stanford psychologist put forward 2 diametrically opposed sets of assumptions and beliefs that people generally hold about themselves. Fixed Mindset and Growth Mindset. People with a Fixed Mindset believe that their character, intelligence and creative ability […]