Category Archives: The Mind
Introverts and Extroverts: Straight Talk
What is an introvert? An extrovert? The famous psychologist Carl Jung introduced the terms extroversion and introversion. He described these core elements of personality:
- Introversion is a focus on one’s inner world
- Extroversion is a focus on the outer world.
If you are interested in finding out what your personality type is using these concepts, you can take a free online test at HumanMetrics.
Research has found that introverts’ brains process information very quickly compared to extroverts’ brains. So introverts can get overwhelmed by too much incoming stimuli (e.g. a crowded party, lots of loud noise) while extroverts are … Read the rest
Wear Your Brain On Your Chest
What does the behavioral pattern of Bipolar Disorder, Depression, OCD or ADHD look like? Living With: has designed some wonderful T shirts that reflect how the brain behaves with a specific disorder. Their goal? To raise awareness about mental health, change perceptions, and to begin new conversations.
… Read the restWhen you struggle with mental health, you’re a champion every day. It takes guts and courage to face your obstacles head on. Living With: was founded to celebrate the millions of individuals across the nation who are living with mental disorders. Our mission is to encourage self-acceptance, change perceptions, and support new conversations
Perfectionism: A Deadly Saboteur
Here comes the New Year and with it all our promises to eat better, exercise more, spend more time with family and friends. Typically within just a couple of weeks none of these resolves have become actions. What hangs us up? What blocks us from achieving the things we most want? One likely suspect is perfectionism.
Perfectionism is the setting of unrealistically demanding goals accomplished by a disposition to regard failure to achieve them as unacceptable and a sign of personal worthlessness.
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How Perfectionism Sabotages Our Resolve
We find ourselves snacking on the leftover Christmas cookies and that small … Read the rest
