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Small Disappointments

I took several psychology classes in college, though I never minored in it.  One of the things we learned in Psych 102 was that small stressors can be just as bad as large stressors, since they have a cumulative effect. … Continue reading

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Meditation on Irrational Thoughts : An Introduction

A couple of months ago I reposted a post from Everyday Positive Psychology. http://everydaypositivepsychology.com/2014/08/11/surprisingly-common-irrational-ideas-that-can-affect-your-quality-of-life/ This post lists twelve irrational ideas that negatively impact people’s lives. Albert Ellis, an American psychologist, came up with this list. 1 The idea that you … Continue reading

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