Effective solution to domestic violence

I have come up with an idea on how domestic violence can be reduced to a much lower level. While this does not address all abuse situations, it addresses a large chunk of them. And the solution that I propose is in consistence with constitutional intent.So far, the struggle...

Why force an impossible relationship?

Why force anything for that matter?  Most people have been conditioned to believe that their intrinsic value is measured by their ability to create relationships.  What does it infer?  To be deemed successful, all relationships must be maintained, no matter...

Why ask permission to change?

Life is not a long quiet river.  And life does not have to be a hassle either.  It does not have to be this fatalism before which you are totally powerless.  Life invites choices.  And it is up to you to respond to the invitation by continually choosing...

Intelligence and Success: False causes, true causes

Many ideas about the causes of intelligence and success are wrong. This is as much the case for those who have negative outlook as it is for those who believe that they are positive.There have been times and places in which having a brain was equated with cynicism and...

Vysotsky, Empathy and Self-Esteem

In a song called "Ships," the Soviet Union's greatest songwriter Vladimir Vysotsky stated, "I have no trust in fate, in myself even less faith." This statement poses a profound challenge to much contemporary thought in psychology.According to contemporary psychology,...

Does sex scare the hell out of you?

The decision to have sex with someone else requires one major element.  You must agree to take all your clothes off in front of another person, who himself or herself has to be in line with the exact same agreement.  Then what is left of you is this sense of extreme...

Do you have sex for pleasure or to feel needed and accepted?

Sex often times triggers so many personal insecurities.  For some it is completely taboo.  For others, talking or even thinking about it is the source of great embarrassment.  And yet it is fascinating to observe that inside this society, personal success is...

Are “You’ve hurt my feelings” and “You need to change” setups?

If you thought that blackmail and extortion were solely about financial stuff, you may want to reconsider your opinion.  The utilization of emotions and their by-products such as “You’ve hurt my feelings” or “You need to change” have turned the practice of...

Is anyone else more valuable than you?

Who do you consider to be so much more valuable than you, and for whom you would choose to throw your entire life down the drain?  As disturbing as it may sound, this question unambiguously illustrates a choice that a large majority of individuals make on a regular...

Do you have the option of giving up on your own self?

You are confronted to options on an on-going basis, and you use judgments to formulate what you think is the most appropriate choice.  However are you aware of the origins of your judgments?  Are they the result of the conditioning to which you have been subjected...

Dr. Michael Niccole - Performs Cosmetic Surgery on Two Daughters

I was pretty horrified when I read about this today.  Most people realize from common sense that this does not sound right - unless it's injury related.  I also do not believe that it is right to perform...

Is a genuine friendship between a man and a woman possible?

Do you really believe that men are from Mars and women from Venus?  I do not.  Not all men and not all women behave identically.  This type of categorization is unreasonable and counter-productive, because it creates a scission between the two genders. ...

Are you sure that you are not better off being single?

What value resides in staying in a relationship that is suffocating you?  For what valid reasons would you choose to be involved in a relation that is a total negation of what you are?  Every single time you say “Yes” to your partner when in reality you want to...

Why stay in a toxic relationship?

There are so many men and women who are currently involved in highly toxic relationships and who have no desire to leave them.  To most people, this does not make any sense whatsoever.  Why would anyone elect to be in a relation that is toxic and therefore...

Do you require the constant re-assurance of being loved?

Most people refuse to see love as a genuine sentiment.  In their world, love must be loaded with high volumes of unspoken expectations, one of which being the utter need for reciprocity.  In other words, to say “I love you” requires hearing “I love you” in...

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