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Gender and the Narcissist
In the manifestation of their narcissism, female and male narcissists, inevitably, do tend to differ. They emphasise different things. They transform different elements of their personality and of their life into the cornerstones of their disorder....
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Sam Vaknin
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Intuition
I. The Three Intuitions
IA. Eidetic Intuitions
Intuition is supposed to be a form of direct access. Yet, direct access to what? Does it access directly "intuitions" (abstract objects, akin to numbers or properties - see "Bestowed Existence")? Are i...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Sam Vaknin
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The Joan of Arc Complex
Sometimes I think that I have a mental health problem and that at any minute the pharmaceutical companies are going to develop a cute little green star-shaped pill to cure me of my ailment. I call it my Joan of Arc Complex. You see, I hear voices...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Skye Thomas
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Dredging the Truth
To seek and find truth requires that we communicate within rather than without. When we communicate outside, with other people, truth is always watered down by differing perceptions, consensus, and compromise. People have different understandings.
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Charles Goulet
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Human Psychological Issues in the Recruitment of Suicide Bombers
Swedish Scientists did a study and found that young men with low intelligence scores were more likely to commit suicide.
“Researchers from Sweden's Karolinska Institute analyzed test scores for 987,308 armed forced recruits and then cross-reference...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Lance Winslow
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Self Hypnosis or Shelf Hypnosis?
Self hypnosis is usually thought of as a person listening to an audio tape, mp3, or other mass-produced media, intended to induce a willingness to absorb suggestions centered around a specific topic such as weight loss, stop smoking, etc. Unfortuna...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Richard A. Blumenthal
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HypoManiacs Often Misunderstood
Are you a Hypomaniac? If you are you have some definite advantages over others. Hypomaniacs are often superstars in their fields, but they are often misunderstood by those who work so hard to profile personalities and put individuals into neat lit...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Lance Winslow
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Randomness of Human Thought
Random thought Sequence in the Human Mind. I want to comment on an article about Random Sequence in the Mathematical Association of America Newsletter in January 2002. A lot of philosophical talk has been spent over these notions and many have trie...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Lance Winslow
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Hypnotic Myths
Even though hypnosis has been around officially since the 1700s (Franz Anton Mesmer), there are still questions as to its validity and benefits. For the most part, these questions stem from fear and ignorance. Regarding this subject, it is genera...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Rita Ballard
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The Mind, Information, and Attitude
Information is flowing to us at a great rate. The radio, television, the internet, advertising, newspapers and magazines are giving us information all day. We also receive information from the people we associate with in our daily lives. This artic...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Tony McGlinn
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Emotional Intelligence: The Basics
There’s so much talk about emotional intelligence and how it can promote personal and business success. What is it really? What are its basic tenets?
Emotional intelligence is the capacity to recognize, understand, and manage one’s emotions and tha...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Michael Rayel
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The Offspring of Aeolus - On the Incest Taboo
Incest is not such a clear-cut matter as it has been made out to be over millennia of taboos. Many participants claim to have enjoyed the act and its physical and emotional consequences. It is often the result of seduction. In some cases, two conse...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Sam Vaknin, Ph.D.
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I’m Sorry! Blame-Game or Accountability?
A powerful tool for health as we approach the new year can be to focus on giving andor receiving only real apologies when we want to heal a rift with a family member, friend, or co-worker. We hear apologies all the time, but I don’t think many of ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Sharon Ellison
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Get Out of Jail Free: Stop Being Defensive
When Marcus and Sally first met they immediately felt like kindred spirits. Marcus was generally warm and open. But as their relationship continued, Sally noticed that sometimes when he was upset he had trouble talking. When she asked Marcus what w...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Sharon Ellison
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Fairies and Mental Health
Schizophrenics hallucinate alternate realities. People who claim to have been abducted by aliens are accused of having Fantasy Prone Personalities. So what about those of us who claim to be conversing with angels, fairies, and spirit guides? Are...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Skye Thomas
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Creating A Winning Mindset
Do you know anyone who always wins? Sure you know that person, everything just works out for them. They go into business and they are an instant success. They enter the dating scene and their phone rings off the hook. If they were in the Olympics, ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Steve G. Jones
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A Jungian Approach to Mental Illness
All of us suffer from some form of emotional distress at some stage. Some forms of distress can last longer than they should and may significantly impair our everyday functioning. If this persists, we may be suffering from a mental illness or menta...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : John Betts
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Nightmare After The Ordeal
Sarah is a 28 yo accountant who had a traumatic past that she kept to herself. At age 15, she was grabbed by a masked man while she was jogging in a park. The man threatened to kill her with a knife and brutally raped her. She screamed but nobody ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Michael Rayel
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Accepting New Ideas
Much of the time when a new idea comes to us, we handle that idea and move on, without ever becoming consciously aware of the process. During the times when we are consciously aware of the process of handling a new idea, we often reject that idea w...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Tony McGlinn
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The 5 Hindrances of the Mind: Are They Blocking Your Self-Esteem?
The issue of self-esteem is perhaps one of the greatest determinates in creating a life of freedom and abundance, or feeling inhibited and “just getting by“. Self-esteem is defined as “a feeling of pride in oneself“. It is how you feel in relatio...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Deborah Shipley
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Why Other Children are Rejecting Your Child
Introduction
Developing healthy peer relationships is critical for the normal development of a child. Peer relationships have been found to be an important predictor of positive adult adjustment and behavior. Difficulty in finding friends leads t...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Anthony Kane, MD
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Ericksons Theory of Human Development
I’m sure you’ve heard the term “Identity Crisis” before. It’s thought of as a conflict of self and society and its introduction came from one of the most famous psychoanalyst of the 20th century.
Sigmund Freud is probably the most familiar name tha...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Angela Winters
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The Diagnosis Myth
Although I risk dissension by doing so, I must say something that I think many of us in the mental health community have acknowledged for quite some time: every single diagnosis of a mental disorder is fallible.
Before I proceed, I should note the ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Eric Shapiro
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Time Out of Mind
Let us first consider the role of time in our lives, then let us consider that role in terms of mental illness. Buddhists and Hindus, among others, propose that time does not actually exist. The Western world, however, with its dependence on clocks...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Eric Shapiro
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No Picnic In Sight
Upon being diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, I saw the reality behind the greatest myth of mental illness, the myth that The Victim Is Unaware of His or Her Own Condition. A childhood flooded with media depictions of the mentally ill ha...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Eric Shapiro
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