Category: Fear
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The Not Knowing is Excruciating – The Malaysia Airlines Mystery
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The mystery of the missing Malaysian Airlines 777 brings up memories of the agonizing wait for news connected to a plane crash many years ago. It’s the not knowing that is so excruciating.
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Coping with the Boston Marathon Bombing
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When we are paralyzed by fear in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings and a small voice whispers – “What’s going to happen to me?” Here’s how to cope with the resulting traumatic stress.
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Django Freeman Meets James Hood
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A look at some parallels between Django Unchained and James Hood’s role in civil rights history when he and Vivian Malone courageously integrated the University of Alabama in 1963.
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Hope and Fear and Hunger Games
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Watching the Hunger Games movie lets us recognize how our hopes and fears are connected to expectations, disappointment, loss and rejection.
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Rewriting the Messages of Childhood
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Stories about Wendy Wasserstein and her family help us understand how the onslaught of childhood rejection messages affected the woman she grew into. And here are more stories to illustrate how childhood messages may have affected you and your work and personal relationships.
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Self-Sabotage – The Gremlin That Ruins Relationships and Careers
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What propels public figures (or the rest of us for that matter) to engage in risky, self-destructive, self-imploding behavior? What role does Self-Sabotage play?
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Dealing with Feeling Left Out
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Feeling left out causes stress in personal relationships and affects productivity in the workplace. These 7 great tips help you deal with rejection when you’re excluded.
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Conquering Ambivalence – Getting Out of That Stuck Place
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Ambivalence is the clash between the voice of confidence and the voice of doubt. It’s the presence of simultaneous, conflicting, and/or competing thoughts, feelings or wishes. Here are ideas on what it is, where it comes from and tips on how to tame it.