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It's Not Yours, Let It Go: Releasing Negative Energy

By Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com

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Learn techniques to handle and release negative energy. This article provides strategies to protect oneself from emotional dumping, including visualization and breathing methods. Understand how to refuse emotional baggage from others and maintain your energy purity, enhancing emotional well-being and restoring inner peace.

How Hatred Spreads Like a Contagious Disease

By Izzeldin Abuelaish, University of Toronto
Izzeldin Abuelaish, University of Toronto

Hatred spreads like a contagious disease affecting public health

Hatred spreads like a contagious disease, posing a significant public health threat. Learn why addressing hatred as a public health issue is crucial for preventing its spread and protecting health.

Pointing Fingers or Owning Up: The Choice Between Blame and Responsibility

By Jude Bijou
Jude Bijou

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When we say such things as "You hurt me," "You made me do it," "You made me angry," or "You make me crazy” we are giving in to the impulse to blame our feelings externally. Blaming others for what we’re experiencing creates feelings of separation and...

Effective Anger Management Tactics: They're Not What You Think

By Sophie L. Kjaervik and Brad Bushman
Sophie L. Kjaervik and Brad Bushman

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New review of 154 studies reveals better ways to manage anger,  better than blowing off steam...

Are Children Who Are Hit More Likely To Be Involved In Partner Violence In Adulthood?

By Angelika Poulsen, Queensland University of Technology
Angelika Poulsen, Queensland University of Technology

Are Children Who Are Hit More Likely To Be Involved In Partner Violence In Adulthood?

While there is a strong link between being abused as a child and growing up to become involved in partner violence, smacking has historically been considered relatively innocuous. However, emerging research has found...

Domestic Violence: Calls For Help Have Increased – But The Answers Haven't Gotten Any Easier

By Tara N. Richards and Justin Nix, University of Nebraska Omaha
Tara N. Richards and Justin Nix, University of Nebraska Omaha

Domestic Violence: Calls For Help Have Increased – But The Answers Haven't Gotten Any Easier 

Experts expected the increase in domestic violence victims seeking help last year (2020). Victims and their children were forced to spend more time with their abusers. They were cut off from support systems like school, work and church. Times were stressful and uncertain. 

Why We Should Stop Telling Girls To Smile

By Natalie Coulter
Natalie Coulter

Why We Should Stop Telling Girls To Smile

Girls are constantly told to smile, from T-shirts sold in stores that say “everyone loves a happy girl” to the catcallers telling young women to smile when they walk down the street.

To Get Ahead As An Introvert, Act Like An Extravert. It's Not As Hard As You Think

By Andrew Spark and Peter O'Connor
Andrew Spark and Peter O'Connor

To Get Ahead As An Introvert, Act Like An Extravert. It's Not As Hard As You Think

Leadership is a human universal. It can even be seen in other species, which suggests it may be an evolutionarily ancient process.

The Noon Club Peace Experiment: Become A Peace Patrol and Be A Vote For Peace

By Will T. Wilkinson
Will T. Wilkinson

The Noon Club Peace Experiment: Become A Peace Patrol and Be A Vote For Peace

Our frustration is palatable now, in a hate-filled political environment where misinformation and outright lying has become the norm. Who to vote for, what to do? No wonder ideas like stocking up on ammunition seem reasonable to some people. But there’s another option: vote for peace.

Anger as a Tool for Growth, not for Destruction

By Susie & Otto Collins
Susie & Otto Collins

Anger as a Tool for Growth, not for Destruction

Everyone gets angry. Some people show it openly and others don't. In relationship, anger can be either healthy or unhealthy. How you process it is what determines whether it becomes a tool for growth or a source of pain and destruction.

When Politicians Use Hate Speech, Political Violence Increases

By James Piazza
James Piazza

When Politicians Use Hate Speech, Political Violence Increases

Politicians deepen existing divides when they use inflammatory language, such as hate speech, and this makes their societies more likely to experience political violence and terrorism.

How To Deal With Anger and Let It Go

By David Kundtz
David Kundtz

How To Let Go Of Anger

One feeling in particular merits a special note: anger. If this feeling is a problem for you, you're not alone. It seems that modern life is full of poor expressions of anger.

The Surprising Reasons People Cheat At Social Distancing

By Eric Cadesky
Eric Cadesky

The Surprising Reasons People Cheat At Social Distancing

As the world fights the novel coronavirus pandemic, our strongest weapon right now is physical distancing.

Notice Your Anger: It Is A Path to Awareness

By Ezra Bayda
Ezra Bayda

Notice Your Anger: It Is A Path to Awareness

If we could see our angry emotional reactions clearly, it would become obvious that they deplete us and narrow our life. Yet, in spite of the fact that we hurt ourselves and others with our anger, we hold on to this restricting emotion with a puzzling tenacity.

When You Are Angry, It's Just Your Ego Playing Its Game

By Stuart Wilde
Stuart Wilde

When You Are Really Angry...

What is anger? It's only a game. Something has come along and contradicted your ego -- that's all that has happened.

Why Substitute 'Peace Be With You' For 'You're An Idiot'

By Barbel Mohr
Barbel Mohr

Why Substitute 'Peace Be With You' For You're An Idiot?

Whenever Martha had to deal with someone who was getting on her nerves or was seriously upsetting her, she was supposed to think, 'Peace be with you!'

Is Your Mental Health Deteriorating During The Coronavirus Pandemic?

By Michaela Pascoe and Alexandra Parker
Michaela Pascoe and Alexandra Parker

Is Your Mental Health Deteriorating During The Coronavirus Pandemic?

Medicare-subsidised psychology and psychiatry sessions, as well as GP visits, can now take place via phone and video calls – if clinicians agree not to charge patients out-of-pocket costs for the consult.

Why It Is OK To Vent, Sometimes

By Arash Javanbakht
Arash Javanbakht

Why It Is OK To Vent, Sometimes

The COVID-19 pandemic is different from many crises in that it has affected all of us regardless of politics, economics, religion, age or nationality.

How and Why To Become More Tolerant and Patient

By John Cianciosi
John Cianciosi

Changing Our Attitude: Becoming More Tolerant & Patient
First of all, most of us have views and opinions about everything and everyone. Because of this tendency to judge, we are continually deciding whether we approve of or like each experience as it occurs. Wherever we go and whatever we do, our internal "critic" is saying, "I don't like this," or "I don't approve of that."

Choosing Peace Is Not Always Easy: Let It Begin With Me and You

By Marie T. Russell
Marie T. Russell

Let It Begin With Me
There are many occasions in life where our "inner peace" is challenged. When I find myself in a situation where I would tend to react with anger, or judgment, or criticism, rather than react with anger, I silently sing to myself, "Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me."

Anger Obscures Your Mind and Leads You to Danger

By Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Following Anger & Desire Brings No Satisfaction
There is no mental peace when you do not control your mind but instead follow anger. There is peace, however, when you apply the meditations and teachings of the graduated path to enlightenment in your daily life and control your mind by practicing patience, loving kindness, and compassion.

Here's What Happens In The Brain When We Disagree

By Andreas Kappes and Tali Sharot
Andreas Kappes and Tali Sharot

Here's What Happens In The Brain When We Disagree
We’ve all been there. You are in the middle of a heated disagreement when you lose respect for the opposing party.

Finally Dissipating the Rage: Lessons I Learned

By Wyatt Webb
Wyatt Webb

Finally Dissipating the Rage: Lessons I Learned
Prior to about the age of nine and a half, I don't recall being a rage-filled kid. In fact, I remember being quite sensitive and frightened for the most part, with a general anxiety about living in the world. However, something occurred when I was nine and a half that set up a pattern for future behavior...

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