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Mind-blown from icanhasinternets.com - StumbleUpon. Meaninglessness. MEANINGLESSNESS and EXISTENTIAL DEPRESSION "It is here that we encounter the central theme of existentialism: to live is to suffer, to survive is to find meaning in the suffering. " - Victor Frankl Talk about it: info@livereal.com What's the point? We all get up in the morning, go to bed in the evening, eat, sleep, work, eat, sleep, and work, day after day after day, but . . .

What's it all about? Why? Where is this all leading? The Problem "Imagine a happy group of morons who are engaged in work. "To have a reason to get up in the morning, it is necessary to possess a guiding principle. Your LiveReal Agents are trying to figure it out . . . Many individuals view the issue of "meaninglessness" - asking "what's the point? " However, in the opinion of these illustrious LiveReal Editors, however, reality is just the opposite. It may well be a fact that life, at least at is is usually lived, actually is absurd when seen from a certain perspective. Leo Tolstoy describes the experience: "O God!

Psychology studies relevant to everyday life from PsyBlog. Psychobabble: Which Expressions Do You Love to Hate? Do you have issues with your dysfunctional inner child? Send me your favourite examples of psychobabble and I will publish them here on PsyBlog. My first experience of ‘psychobabble’ was at school. Kids used to shout an abusive epithet across the playground and when some poor soul turned around to look they all cried in unison, “Complex!”

, as in the Freudian term ‘Oedipus complex’. As is usually the case with psychobabble it was a technical psychological term used out of context – not that I was sufficiently well-read (or stupid enough) to point that out at the time. While this example is pretty lowbrow, psychobabble permeates all intellectual strata. Sometimes respectable psychological terms escape from their cosy, sheltered academic homes and develop their ‘babble’ out in the wide world where they’re ravaged by the uncultured masses and left almost unrecognisable. Here are a few pieces of psychobabble I currently love to hate: “Their brains lit up in the scanner.”

[Image credit: Ozyman] 30 Psychobabble Phrases – Which Do You Hate Most? Irritating Psychobabble: Disorders Win! We’re all disordered now. Recently I asked for your (least) favourite examples of psychobabble – technical psychological terms used out of context. You responded with many great suggestions, 30 of which I published. 750 of you (and counting) voted for your favourite and now the results are in. There are three clear front-runners who received one-third of the votes between them. And so, without further ado…drum roll please…the most-hated psychobabble top 3 are: I get really OCD about… (12%)Retard (10%)Bipolar (10%) Thanks to everyone for voting in this poll and for the further suggestions in the comments to the vote. What struck me about the list of psychobabble phrases you suggested and voted for is that many of them are clinical diagnoses. A short article from TIME on psychobabble from 1977 lists quite a different set of phrases as an inescapable part of the ‘psychological patter of the ’70s’: “Are you relating?

To modern ears these phrases are redolent of a past era. Psychologische tests, trainingen en meer van Psychologie Magazine - Psychologie Magazine. The Last Psychiatrist. World of Psychology - Psychology and mental health blog. 7 Genuine Ways to Practice Gratitude by Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Some people avoid practicing gratitude because doing so feels fake. But this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, according to Susan Orenstein, Ph.D, a licensed psychologist and relationship expert in Cary, N.C. That’s because any time we try something new, it’s going to feel awkward and unnatural, she said. How to Deal with Invasive Thoughts by Michael Hedrick I’m no stranger to nasty thoughts.

If it wasn’t the notion that people were making fun of me it was the idea that I’m more important than anyone else, i.e. grandiosity. I’ve been subject to many nights where I just stared at the ceiling in the dark letting these little monsters run and play their tricks through all corners of my mind. RIP: Stuart Fischoff, Ph.D. by John M. Stuart Fischoff, Ph.D. died in the early morning hours of November 21, 2014. Dr. Introducing Discovering a New You There is a wealth of knowledge and wisdom in the world around us. By Dr. We are all busy. How to Read Body Language.

Key Points Look for emotional cues, such as crying, anger, or embarrassment. More ↓Look for physical cues to determine the status of a relationship. ↓Learn how to read eyes and body language for attraction cues. ↓Study a person's eyes, facial expressions, and body language to read specific cues, such as power.↓ Steps Reading Emotional Cues <img alt="Image titled Read Body Language Step 1" src=" width="728" height="546" class="whcdn" onload="WH.performance.clearMarks('image1_rendered'); WH.performance.mark('image1_rendered');">1Watch for crying. <img alt="Image titled Read Body Language Step 5" src=" width="728" height="546" class="whcdn">5Notice any manifestations of pride. Reading Relational Cues Reading Power Cues.