The Dangers of Getting Only One Point of View
Black-and-white rigidity is actually one of many symptoms of people with borderline personality disorder. The Dangers of Getting Only One Point of View by David Mills Experts say people who only seek out information that backs up their opinions may become angrier, less empathic, and unable to have meaningful relationships. On electoral maps, Democratic states are portrayed as blue. Republican states are represented by red. However, it appears the ardent supporters of both parties are only willing to see things in black and white. With the proliferation of websites, the availability of personal social media platforms, and the narrow specialization of cable television news networks, people in the United States…
Cosplay: the Beautiful Truth About Donning a Costume
“In everyday life, I suffer from a mental condition known as Borderline Personality Disorder, also known as B.P.D.. It makes it very hard for me to socialise, and making new friends for me is a very difficult task.” Cosplay: the Beautiful Truth About Donning a Costume by Tom Somerfield The art of cosplay is a unique thing. Take a sizeable measure of geek passion, a couple of servings of creative talent and a pinch of courage. Mix it all together on an Iron Man chest piece, whilst stirring it with Mjolnir, in a pan made out of Captain America’s shield. Make sense? No? Great. This week, Moviepilot gave me the…
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How To Stop Bad Dreams In 7 Steps, Because Nightmares Are No Fun
A lot of psychological issues — like PTSD and borderline personality disorder — cause sufferers to have frequent vivid nightmares. How To Stop Bad Dreams In 7 Steps, Because Nightmares Are No Fun GABRIELLE MOSS Most of us grapple with nightmares as kids — but becoming an adult doesn’t automatically make us stop having bad dreams. In fact, researchers estimate that three-quarters of all of our dreams are nightmares, even if we don’t live anywhere near Elm Street — we just usually don’t remember our dreams after we wake up. And if you’re one of the five to 10 percent of adults who have at least more than one nightmare…
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The Wheel of Emotions: What are you feeling today?
Below is Robert Plutchik’s Wheel of emotions. Can you find how you are feeling on there today? No related posts.
The drowning of Eric Dietz
I was saddened today to hear about the loss of the son of a person I respect and have been inspired by. Eric Dietz, the 29 year old son of Lisa Dietz, died in January from drowning. Lisa was the operator of dbtselfhelp.com which is now down. Unbeknownst to Lisa, I have been inspired by her site and have quoted it several times on my site and in my publications. I am very sorry for her loss. I can only imagine the pain this untimely death must have caused. Here is the link to and text of the obit for Eric: Obituary: Trying to save a life, Eric Dietz lost his own…
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Story about resentments from Zen
I really like the book Zen Shorts, which is a children’s book about Zen and Zen stories. There are 3 stories in the book and this is my favorite, which is about resentments and hanging on to negative feelings: Two traveling monks reached a town where there was a young woman waiting to step out of her sedan chair. The rains had made deep puddles and she couldn’t step across without spoiling her silken robes. She stood there, looking very cross and impatient. She was scolding her attendants. They had nowhere to place the packages they held for her, so they couldn’t help her across the puddle. The younger monk…
