Addicted to erotic materials? Maybe you’re religious…
February 17, 2014 Comments Off on Addicted to erotic materials? Maybe you’re religious…

Huffington Post

In three studies, Grubbs polled people about their strength of faith, religious practices, online porn-viewing habits and moral attitudes about porn. He also gave participants a survey to measure their perception of addiction, asking them to rate how much they agreed with statements like: “I believe I am addicted to Internet pornography;” and “I feel ashamed after viewing pornography online.”
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Is sexual intimacy important to you?
February 15, 2014 Comments Off on Is sexual intimacy important to you?

LA Times

Four years into the study, 534 of the participants completed a questionnaire called the Female Sexual Function Index, or FSFI. A total of 354 reported that they were sexually active at that time.

Four years after that, these women were asked: “During the past six months, have you engaged in any sexual activities with a partner?”
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The day we fight back.
February 11, 2014 2 Comments on The day we fight back.
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Why do we alway shoot the messenger?
February 9, 2014 1 Comment on Why do we alway shoot the messenger?

Vice

As a video posted by Vasiliev on Vimeo notes, PRISM works by “intercepting protocol messages, data such as username, hostname, IP address are publicly displayed.” Exhibit observers who then gaze into the rotating prism can read the disclosed personal information about the people around them.
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Can weed decrease the risk of suicide?
February 7, 2014 Comments Off on Can weed decrease the risk of suicide?

Huffington Post

A team of economists’ newly published report in the American Journal of Public Health suggests states that have legalized medical marijuana may see a reduction in suicide rates in young men.

The researchers took a close look at state-level suicide data over a 17-year period, from 1990 to 2007, from the National Vital Statistics System’s mortality detail files.
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Coping with hostile and antagonistic people you can’t escape from.
February 4, 2014 Comments Off on Coping with hostile and antagonistic people you can’t escape from.

PsychCentral

It is even more ironic that, after years of abusing people, he should think of himself as protecting others from abuse, Sam comes to feel like the “victim” of these ingrates. Their ingratitude makes him angry. Sam’s anger is based on a constellation of expectations that make him vulnerable to volcanic eruptions. Here are some underlying beliefs that contribute to explosive anger:
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How to rewire your brain for happiness.
February 3, 2014 Comments Off on How to rewire your brain for happiness.

CTV –

A few thousand years ago, the human brain developed its tendency to wander — constantly checking for external threats to safety while rummaging around inside the head, looking for unresolved drama. These days there is just too much going on.

“An average person has 150 undone tasks at any time,” says Sood.
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A recipe for failure?
February 1, 2014 Comments Off on A recipe for failure?

Seth Godin

Deniability–“They decided, created, commanded or blocked. Not my fault.”

Helplessness–“My boss won’t let me.”

Contempt–“They don’t pay me enough to put up with the likes of these customers.”

Fear–“It’s good enough, it’s not worth the risk, people will talk, this might not work…”
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How NOT to heal when your relationship ends…
January 31, 2014 Comments Off on How NOT to heal when your relationship ends…

The Atlantic

In a study published recently in Archives of Sexual Behavior, researchers at the University of Missouri had 170 heterosexual undergrads who had gone through a breakup in the past year keep online diaries over the course of a semester. They submitted weekly “distress reports” and “self-esteem and sex reports.”
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An addiction, or a disease?
January 27, 2014 Comments Off on An addiction, or a disease?

Huffington Post

Psychiatrist Sally Satel and psychologist Scott O. Lilienfeld also make a similar argument in their excellent book Brainwashed, The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience. Chapter three is called Addiction and Brain-Disease Fallacy. The impact of choice is clearly demonstrated in their recounting of heroin and opium use in Vietnam in 1970.
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Session Notes

Addicted to erotic materials? Maybe you’re religious…

Is sexual intimacy important to you?

The day we fight back.

Why do we alway shoot the messenger?

Can weed decrease the risk of suicide?

Coping with hostile and antagonistic people you can’t escape from.

How to rewire your brain for happiness.

A recipe for failure?

How NOT to heal when your relationship ends…

An addiction, or a disease?

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