Warning: Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) may harm your relationships
Research shows that the way some painkilling drugs work may significantly suppress your ability to feel empathy for others’ pain and pleasure.
Relationships
Dating, romance, and personal relationships are central to our experience of life. They can also be quite difficult, so are common fodder for conversations in Psychologists’ offices.
The articles below are about, or make mention of, relationships. Read on to find out more.
How to feel good about networking
Do you find networking for your career a bit cringey and uncomfortable?
This article is the cure.
You’re smarter than you think
Do you think only with your brain? Or is intelligence an embodied phenomenon?
This article explores the science and subjectivity of perception and interoception – and the profound, untapped wisdom of your body.
Bell’s Theorem Blues
An article about loneliness (how it happens, why it matters, and what to do about it) and connection.
It’s also about physics. Sort of.
How to survive working with your family
Working with family can be hard. Dysfunctional dynamics transfer from home to the workplace, making life more stressful than it needs to be and threatening the success of the business. This post is the ultimate guide to understanding what’s up with your sibling relationships and what to do about it.
(HINT: This is really for anyone who has difficulty with their adult brothers or sisters – you don’t have to be working with them.) Read more…
You should just let your anger out (or not)
If you are prone to angry feelings, which is the better strategy? Let it out, or hold it in?
The answer is neither, because there’s a far superior option. It’s much more effective than that old favourite “You must releeeease your anger” – usually by pummelling a pillow, taking a boxing class, or sealing your doors and windows and yelling at the top of your lungs.
Welcome to the second post in the Self-help Hooey series that myth-busts some of the more damaging beliefs of popular psychology. Read more…