Author: Frances Masters
Chances are that you will know someone who has a habit of pulling their hair out when they are nervous or stressed out, but some people take it to the next extreme and actually pull out their eyelashes. Eyelashes don’t just serve a beauty function. They will also prevent dirt and dust from getting into...
Read MoreJon Bon Jovi once very wisely said that ‘no man is an island’, and sometimes this is all too true. People surround us no matter where we go and what stage of life we are at. Family members, friends, work colleagues, people on the street … people are everywhere, and along with people comes judgement...
Read MoreFear of abandonment is a primal fear that everybody experiences but the degree to which we handle it varies from one person to another. In some people, it can be so overwhelming that it hinders their ability to form normal relationships. IN some people, this fear is so deep rooted, so paralyzing that they are...
Read MoreMany of us have been there – that stage of a relationship where everything stops being new and exciting and you feel like you are in a rut. It might be after a few years, or only after a few weeks, but a lack of emotional intimacy should not automatically mean the end of a...
Read MoreWhen you think of blushing, chances are you will think of a small girl who got embarrassed or has a crush on a boy. While this is a fairly accurate image, there are adults who also blush uncontrollably. And it can be a real self-esteem issue. When someone is caught blushing it is perceived that...
Read MoreInsecurity is deep-seated feeling wrought by feelings of inadequacy or unworthiness. We all go through different traumas and experiences in life and many of these experiences shape our ability to trust ourselves. Having self doubt is common in human beings. Once in a while, when presented with certain situations, we will feel insecure but we...
Read MorePeople may call you shy or socially awkward, but only those with an actual social phobia, or social anxiety will truly understand the sickening fear that is associated with even the idea of meeting someone new. If the idea of being in a crowd of people, whether it be large or small, makes you want...
Read More‘I took another overdose this week.’ ‘It didn’t work.’ Sheila was matter-of-fact, almost emotionless. She was simply recounting the story to me. This had happened before, many times. It was something I would need to report to her GP. But her GP knew anyway. Sheila had long-term chronic and severe depression. She’d been like this...
Read MoreWhether in a relationship or workplace, a control freak can make your life unbearable. They are generally toxic people. A control freak tries to control all aspects of your life and in many cases, they try to do it in a negative way that makes your life reasonable. One thing to keep in mind that...
Read MoreThere was a man consumed by so much jealousy that he would sneak fatty foods into his wife’s daily diet regimen to keep her fat, “unattractive” and undesirable to other men and thus, hooked to him. It didn’t work so he killed her. Then there’s this wonderful lady who makes her fiancée take a lie detector test...
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