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Don’t judge a book by its cover

We are all slaves of a huge number of subconscious biases. Life can get easier if we can lift the veil a bit to let our critical thinking peek through.Continue Reading

Does instant gratification really gratify?

Saying NO to instant gratification is no easy feat. We are more pleased by the thought of pleasure even if it means long term pain/damage.Continue Reading

Mind your mind palace

A mind palace is not a physical location, but a set of rooms or specific location you build in your mindContinue Reading

Magic of little things in life

Instead of being able to experience happiness in this very moment, we more often than not postpone our happiness.Continue Reading

Shopping for trouble

In: Addictions, Mind cafe

Do you go shopping items just to avoid feeling sad, but then feel guilty afterwards? Be it the latest gadget or a chic new piece of clothing.Continue Reading

Picky attention: It’s all in the mind!

You’re walking down a grocery aisle, looking for a particular item. How do you choose amongst all the items clamoring for your attention?Continue Reading

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This is a classic example of 'Projection', a type of defence mechanism, that you and me use it unconsciously from time to time. It is believed that we use it to avoid uncomfortable repressed feelings. Projection may also occur when individuals cannot accept their own impulses or feelings. According to famous psychologist Sigmund Freud the uncomfortable unconscious emotions are projected on to other people, so that other people become carriers of our own perceived flaws. Fortunately (or unfortunately) for us, this form of emotional displacement makes it much easier to live with ourselves … because everyone else is responsible for our misery – not us!

This is a classic example of ‘Projection’, a type of defence mechanism, that you and me use it unconsciously from time to time. It is believed that we use it to avoid uncomfortable repressed feelings. Projection may also occur when individuals cannot accept their own impulses or feelings. According to famous psychologist Sigmund Freud the uncomfortable unconscious emotions are projected on to other people, so that other people become carriers of our own perceived flaws. Fortunately (or unfortunately) for us, this form of emotional displacement makes it much easier to live with ourselves … because everyone else is responsible for our misery – not us!

In public perception, mental illness and violence remain intertwined, and much of the stigma associated with mental illness may be due to a tendency to conflate mental illness with the concept of dangerousness.

In public perception, mental illness and violence remain intertwined, and much of the stigma associated with mental illness may be due to a tendency to conflate mental illness with the concept of dangerousness.

The pain experience for all of us begins when unpleasant stimuli activate sensory nerve fibers called nociceptors. The brain itself does not feel pain because there are no nociceptors located in brain tissue itself. Headaches, however, are a different story. Though your brain does not have nociceptors, there are nociceptors in layers of tissue known as the dura and pia that serve as a protective shield between the brain and the skull. In some situations, chemicals released from blood vessels near the dura and pia can activate nociceptors, resulting in headaches, such as migraines.

The pain experience for all of us begins when unpleasant stimuli activate sensory nerve fibers called nociceptors. The brain itself does not feel pain because there are no nociceptors located in brain tissue itself. Headaches, however, are a different story. Though your brain does not have nociceptors, there are nociceptors in layers of tissue known as the dura and pia that serve as a protective shield between the brain and the skull. In some situations, chemicals released from blood vessels near the dura and pia can activate nociceptors, resulting in headaches, such as migraines.

Which personality trait do you think defines you the most?

Which personality trait do you think defines you the most?

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