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What to Say Instead of “Be Careful!” | Psychology Today
Telling kids "Be careful!" doesn't teach them how to be safe. Source: Ndemello/Pixabay The words "Be Careful!" just fall out of our mouths so easily. But this phrase gives children no useful information. It only tells them, "I'm anxious, so you should be, too!" As...
When Are You Finally “Good Enough”? | Psychology Today
At what point are we satisfied with our achievements? Source: Karolina Grabowska/Pexels In nearly 20 years of practicing therapy, I’ve never had anyone walk into a session and say something like, “Due to my last promotion, I finally achieved complete wholeness and...
Chuck Dixon: All Of The Classic Superheroes Like Superman And Captain America Grew “Out Of The Sense Of Populism” Of The Great Depression Era – Bounding Into Comics
Long-time Batman scribe and the creator of on Arkhaven, Chuck Dixon, recently claimed that most of the classic superheroes like Superman grew “out of the sense of populism” of the Great Depression era. Action Comics #1Dixon made the assertion during his Ask Chuck...
205 Out Of 206 Republicans Agree: Mental Health Doesn’t Matter
So you know how every time there is a mass shooting at a school and we start saying "Sure would be nice if we could have some gun control like all of the normal countries have!," Republicans come right back with "How dare you politicize a tragedy involving guns to try...
Tamera Mowry-Housley opens up about the ‘horrible anxiety’ she had on ‘The Real’
Tamera Mowry-Housley is getting as real as possible in her new book, "You Should Sit Down for This: A Memoir about Life, Wine, and Cookies."In the memoir, Mowry-Housley, 44, talks about everything from her sex life with husband Adam Housley to the “horrible anxiety”...
Yorkshire teacher’s fear and panic after pupil went missing in French lake during tragic school trip – YorkshireLive
A Yorkshire teacher has described the moment she realised a pupil was missing when they were on a school trip to France. Chantelle Lewis gave evidence yesterday in a French court. She is one of three teachers from East Yorkshire accused of negligence in connection to...
On the Orange County coast, voters fume about gas prices but fear for climate’s future
When Amy Sibley heads to the Costco here from her home in nearby San Clemente, her best friend, Lisa Miller, tags along — to save gas money.“I hitch a ride with her,” said Miller, 58, an unemployed business consultant, as the temperature in the black-tar parking lot...
China’s COVID-19 curbs put spotlight on youth mental health
Now, the number of clients under him has more than tripled from six years ago. Those he counsels range from kindergarten-going three-year-olds to teenagers and young working adults. Part of the spike, experts believe, is due to increasing awareness amid the COVID-19...
Anxiety of the Outspoken: Director Kathryn Ferguson and the Example of Sinéad O’Connor | Filmmaker Magazine
Sinéad O'Connor in Nothing Compares (Photo: Courtesy of Independent News and Media/SHOWTIME) by Evan Louison in Filmmaking on Oct 4, 2022 It would be nearly impossible to name another musical performer deserving of a deep dive into her formative years than Sinéad...
iPhone 14 Pro 48MP photo test slightly changes my mind
I’ve said before that I was unlikely to use the iPhone 14 Pro 48MP resolution personally, and indeed I stuck to 12MP during a recent trip. But I was of course still curious to see how much of a difference the megapixel count makes in real-world photos. My tests did...
Farmed fish feel pain, stress and anxiety and must be killed humanely, global regulator accepts | Animal welfare | The Guardian
One of the world’s leading organisations for farmed seafood is to introduce new welfare rules after accepting fish can feel “pain, stress and anxiety”.The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), which oversees a global certification scheme for farmed fish, is...
Putin ‘to escalate’ after bridge blast humiliation: Western officials fear Russia ‘might go nuclear’ | Daily Mail Online
Vladimir Putin 'might go nuclear' and deploy weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine after Zelensky's forces damaged a crucial bridge to Crimea and handed Russia another setback, military experts have suggested.The former head of the British Army warned that Putin...