Enhancing Mental Health with Facebook

I have had an active Facebook account for a while now and what with it recently becoming the number one busiest website, toppling google in the rankings, it does signify much of the modern way we socially interact, doesn’t it? Each day when I log in, I have...

The Pursuit of Happiness

The pursuit of happiness does present a connumdrum or two, doesn’t it? Someone pointed out to me a marvellous quote yesterday: “Those only are happy … [who] have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness. ” This by JS Mill...

Arguing With Ourselves

In general, if and when someone says something to you that brings into question some element of your character, the chances are you’d jump to your own defence and maybe even start to list a number of things that disputed what they said. You’d find some...

Inhibition and Self-Hypnosis

We need to have a level of balance when it comes to inhibitions, let me explain one of the most embarassing experiences of my adult life and illustrate what I mean here… A few years ago I was bought tickets to go and attend an art class one weekend in the...