How Childhood Uncertainty Shapes Your Need for Control in Adulthood Does your need to control situations stem from childhood? A study by Chirag Mittal and Vladas Griskevicius suggests that growing up in an unstable environment fosters a lifelong drive for control, influencing adult behavior (Mittal & Griskevicius, 2014). As a psychology professor with decades of … Read more
Tapping Therapy: 7 Body Points to Reduce Stress and Anxiety Fast Tapping, or Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), offers rapid relief from stress and anxiety by stimulating seven body points, per researcher Dawson Church (web:9). As a psychology professor with decades of expertise, I’ve seen EFT empower individuals to manage emotional distress. Let’s explore how tapping … Read more
6 Signs Your Competitiveness Is Harming Your Mental Health Is your drive to win exhausting you or others? While competitiveness can fuel success, it can also harm mental health when excessive. Dr. Stephanie A. Sarkis, in Psychology Today, warns that hyper-competitiveness increases stress and anxiety. As a psychology professor with decades of expertise, I’ve seen … Read more