It’s no secret that many people experience great pleasure when they have sex. The brain lights up and dopamine levels to prompt feelings of significant pleasure until climax. Would you believe it if someone told you that learning just one new vocabulary word will activate the same reward circuitry as sex and gambling? Probably not, …
In a recent appointment with my therapist, he discussed how he had transformed from a mean, nasty person into a helpful, productive one. Although he was helpful in coming up with ideas for handling various situations and triggers for my anxiety, perhaps the most helpful bit of wisdom that he shared was a tip that …
Social anxiety is described simply as a “fear of social situations.” If you have social anxiety, you know how tough it can be to hold a simple conversation let alone make a friend. Estimates reveal that just under 20 million people in the United States suffer from various forms of social anxiety. Symptoms can be …
Writer’s block is a condition in which a writer is unable to think of what should be written next. The phenomenon was first documented in 1947 by Edmund Bergler, a psychoanalyst. If you experience writer’s block, you may be unable to develop a new piece of content or finish an existing piece. You may feel …
Have you ever experienced cloudy thinking to the point that you cannot seem to get anything done? Many people end up dealing with a phenomenon known as “brain fog” or cloudy thinking. Changes in consciousness as a result of neurotransmitter levels and psychomotor activity are thought to largely contribute to this clouding of cognition. Brain …
Brain fog is a problem that can severely affect an individual’s cognition and task-performance. If it isn’t properly dealt with, it may cause a person to fall behind at work or underachieve in school. For the majority of individuals, occasional cloudy thinking is normal – it can be caused by simple things such as lack …
When brain fog sets in, accomplishing even a small task such as writing a grocery list or writing a letter can seem insurmountable. Brain fog makes it difficult for us to think quickly, remember things, and in some cases even hold a conversation. Most people report feeling spaced out, mentally slow, and as if they …