Gaslighting is a psychological term used to describe psychological violence aimed at undermining the victim's self-confidence or awareness of reality. The name derives from the 1944 film of the same name directed by George Cukor, Gaslight, which very vividly depicts this type of violence in family relationships. The goal of the gaslighters is to disorient a person, to isolate them from [...]

A certain amount of self-love is necessary and desirable. On the other hand, an excess of it can cause problems. When people seem very much in love with themselves and always look for faults in others rather than in themselves, they are called narcissists. People with a narcissistic personality are in dire need of attention, approval and admiration. They often stand out for their arrogance and self-idealization. [...]

Counterdependence, attachment trauma, and contradiction are all different designations for the same phenomenon, which has been occurring more and more frequently lately, especially in large cities. People are distancing themselves from their families and friends. They want no one to interfere in their lives. Relationships are often fleeting and awkward. Single life is considered a privilege. So what is [...]

Alexithymia, sensory blindness or emotional dyslexia is quite common. It is neither a disorder nor a disease. Officially, it is a personality trait. Translated, the term "alexithymia" means: no words for feelings. It implies that sufferers of this disorder have problems differentiating their emotions or expressing them in words, which has many implications for their health and [...]

An emergency is an event that is unpleasant, unexpected, brings significant harm, and causes an acute stress reaction. Fire, catastrophe, terrorist attack, robbery.People who have experienced a crisis event often experience anxiety, apathy, numbness. They have a feeling of insecurity and helplessness and experience a loss of control. It is desirable that the person receives the first psychological aid in the first 48 hours after the traumatic event. Then it is less likely, [...]

Every now and then in the life of a little person there are disappointments. A fall hurts, a toy is taken away, a child is called names at school... A child turns to the closest people - his parents - for comfort. The following is a little about what can be valuable to a person when he/she is upset. To support is to pay attention. "I see that something important has happened to you" Any person wants, [...]