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Personal Growth
Have you ever felt controlled by someone you love? Emotional blackmail leans on fear, obligation and guilt to get its w…
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Psychology
Do you go along with an unreasonable request rather than push back, or say "yes" when you mean "no"? If saying no feels…
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Psychology
We tend to treat empathy as the very embodiment of moral goodness. But what if it isn't quite as benevolent as we assum…
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Personal Growth
Religion has run through the whole of human history, shaping how people live and what they believe. This piece looks at…
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Psychology
As mental-health labels spread through the media and online, ordinary ups and downs are increasingly being recast as il…
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Personal Growth
You're on a diet, yet you raid the fridge every night; the promotion is right there, and you hesitate, then turn it dow…
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Psychology
We each carry three "ego states" — Parent, Adult and Child — and they shape how we think and feel without us realising.…
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Personal Growth
We chase success in the belief that it will make us happy — yet reaching the goal so often leaves us feeling empty. Pos…
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Personal Growth
The Golden Horse-winning film "American Girl" follows a mother and her two daughters returning from the US in 2003 — lo…
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Love & Relationships
"Incompatible personalities" is one of the most common reasons couples break up. But what does incompatibility actually…
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