by mycematters_ths882 | Sep 28, 2020 | Thinking and Wellness
Everybody faces tough times. Why do some people break down and some don’t? The answer is actually quite simple. People with a positive (but realistic) attitude navigate the world better than those with a negative attitude. For the most part it is not the “times”...
by mycematters_ths882 | Sep 28, 2020 | Interpersonal Relationships
What are two things you should avoid saying to those you care about? 1. “Never” and “Always” These “absolutes” can generally be challenged and therefore can become the focus of a disagreement with the issue being lost in the absolutes. Examples: You never listen to...
by mycematters_ths882 | Sep 28, 2020 | Fun and Play
We are genetically programmed to have fun and play. Fun and play have survival benefits. Play can be used to develop motor skills as well as social and emotional skills all of which add to survival. By adults many of us have lost our sense of fun and play as play is...
by mycematters_ths882 | Sep 28, 2020 | Emotions
Forgiveness: True Forgiveness is the ability to accept that another person is doing (or did) the “best” he/she can, given that person’s life circumstance. (Even when he/she has done or is doing is viewed as awful, horrible, heinous, etc.) Misconception:...
by mycematters_ths882 | Sep 28, 2020 | Therapeutic Humor: Emotions
Engage your Funny bone. Humor improves emotion, cognition, behavior and enhances relationships with others. 1. Mirth (an emotional reaction to humor) reduces distressing emotion. Research clearly indicates that chronic distressing emotions (depression, anger, anxiety,...
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