by jmalouff | Oct 8, 2023 | Social Support
There are at least five things to do before your life ends. I suggest starting on them right now because it is hard to predict when we will take our last breath. Accidents happen. Wars. Natural disasters. Heart attacks. You might last many decades from now. Or...
by jmalouff | Sep 23, 2023 | Human Thinking and Behavior
Apologies for serious misconduct can have effects on the person who receives the apology and on the apologizer. The person who receives the apology may feel better as a result and may be propelled toward acceptance or forgiveness of the transgression. The harmed...
by jmalouff | Sep 17, 2023 | Coping, Mental health problems, Problem solving, Treatment
If you have a mental health problem that you have been unable to solve, try something new! Consider the following ten sensible methods and choose one that you have not tried before in attempts to solve your current problem. Read information below related to the method...
by jmalouff | Jul 13, 2023 | Bereavement and Grief, Coping, Death, Social Support
Erasmus wrote the excellent, funny “In Praise of Folly.” I am writing “In Praise of Death.” Perhaps Erasmus had a different personality from mine. My goal is to look at the positive side of death — to help decrease...
by jmalouff | Jul 5, 2023 | Coping, Human Thinking and Behavior, Mental health problems, Personality
How Hermit-Like Are You? I just read a brilliant biography of a hermit, “The Stranger in the Woods,” by Michael Finkel. The hermit, Chris Knight, lived in the Maine woods alone for 27 years. No house, no medical care. How he survived the winters I...
