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There’s no doubt that good relationships are critical for well-being. But relationships are inherently risky. When you trust someone, you give them the power to break that trust. We form relationships with others because we benefit from them. Reciprocity and mutual benefit are the very foundations of building and sustaining relationships. The benefits of being
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If only I had a dollar for every time I opened an article with “humans are social species”. But I have to because so much of human behavior revolves around that. Because humans are a social species, they have to make group living work. When you join a group, it emerges as a separate entity
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When you encounter a life challenge and believe you don’t have the resources to cope with it, you experience stress. Life, especially modern life, is filled with stressors. Stress tends to emotionally destabilize us. So do negative emotions that often accompany stress. The bigger the problem we face, the worse our thinking and emotions get.
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I’ve been there. Feeling so trapped in something that you crave a sweet escape. Wanting a little space for yourself, away from all the noise. Wanting to quiet everything down, including your mind. But why does it happen in the first place? How do we reach a point in our lives where we simply want
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When a person feels attacked, their fight-or-flight response gets activated. This response isn’t restricted to life-threatening dangers, such as from a predator; it also activates during interpersonal threats. When you feel socially threatened, you might
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