How to support a friend who’s lost someone to suicide

9 points to consider if your friend has lost someone in a way like that: scroll below. On the last day of April I learned that my brother was gone the night before. The kind of pain that has followed is indescribable. Grief is individual. It is a common misconception that it takes 40 days... Continue Reading →

Relationship bingo!

After his 3 year relationship broke, my friend asked me "So which one is more relevant in choosing a partner: feelings or rationality?" One blink and I had to answer "A bit of both." Some years ago when I was a bit more naive, I stumbled into a toxic relationship. After one year of struggling... Continue Reading →

The numbers will rise

The numbers will rise, stop staring at them. They grow and grow and we know the majority of real cases go undetected. I could infect my granny, you could infect yours, human contact is lava - avoid at all cost. You stare at the numbers, search for updates, try to make calculations. You seek out... Continue Reading →

Social code

I see you on the street. I know you know me. I say hello. Say hello, come on! Why do you hide your head? Pretend you didn't see? Isn't that a familiar situation? Isn't it familiar to occasionally do that to someone you're not quite sure they remember you or how they think of you,... Continue Reading →

Brain tawk is cheap

I need to share with you something important. If you want to think better and write better about your mind, consider the following: Neuroreductionism. Oh, what a nice complicated word! It is essentially assigning the properties of the mind to the brain. Saying that "my brain is so smart that it came up with such... Continue Reading →

What we all want

It's easy to fall prey to the belief that we want the things, goals, activities, people that we want because it defines us, because we free-willingly come up with these ideas, or destiny brings us to desire these. Whatever explanations people can come up with, there are a few points that can explain all our... Continue Reading →

About relationships, again

Many people have mentioned me their judgments about students going abroad for a semester and immediately finding themselves lovers or partners for life. They have expressed their concerns that "youth nowadays cannot just enjoy life, they must partner up the moment they experience freedom" indicating that they think it's wrong that people - statistically more... Continue Reading →

When you feel like $#!7

Nod if you've ever felt down. Emotional rollercoasters in the negative are philosophized to be good and even necessary for being able to appreciate and enjoy the peak experiences and moments of joy - pure or not. However, whenever those lows hit, the last thing in most of our minds is appreciating the different experience.... Continue Reading →

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