Women Personality and Mental Health

It is not a strange thing to see many people from various ages, looks and jobs carrying cellphones all the time. In professional world, this type of technology has given us wide access and mobility, yet can heavily occupy our mind. According to Dave Wilmer, executive director of Robert Half Technology, communication tools have given us new ways to ignore other people, although we do not mean that.

However, Wilmer also stated that the best communicator will take some time to ensure the best media for each specific type of message.

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When we are away from our loved ones, we always try to call or interact with them as often as possible. A healthy relationship is also based on good and frequent communication between the couple, as well as among parents and children or brothers and sisters.

Deborah Tannen, a professor of linguistic from Georgetown University, stated in her New York Times article “Why Sisterly Chats Make People Happier” that the quantity of communication is the most important aspect instead of the content. So it is not sharing personal experiences that make people feel happier after a fulfilling conversation, but the frequency.

The result of her study on some teen and adult women made her conclude that female type of communication is actually Read more!

When we are away from our loved ones, we always try to call or interact with them as often as possible. A healthy relationship is also based on good and frequent communication between the couple, as well as among parents and children or brothers and sisters.

Deborah Tannen, a professor of linguistic from Georgetown University, stated in her New York Times article “Why Sisterly Chats Make People Happier” that the quantity of communication is the most important aspect instead of the content. So it is not sharing personal experiences that make people feel happier after a fulfilling conversation, but the frequency.

The result of her study on some teen and adult women made her conclude that female type of communication is actually Read more!

Evan Baxter, the main character in “Bruce Almighty” who has great passion to change the world, is told by God to build an ark. Seemingly a confusing task at first, God then explains that ‘ark’ actually stands for ‘act of random kindness,’ exactly what Evan actually needs to change the world when many people with the same passion do not know how to start it.

The theory seems easy to be practiced in the movie, but how to realize that in the real world ? Many of us, especially they who live in big cities, often find it difficult to do the same thing. Either because we think that is useless, or because people around us do not welcome our efforts very well (usually because they feel suspicious first).

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How many times we feel bored with our routine, but do not have chances or do not know how to escape from it ? Although routine defines security, doing the same thing everyday will make you feel tired, bored, and in extreme cases, fallen into frustration and depression.

While moving to a new company or starting a fresh relationship might be too drastic for many, escaping routine is actually quite easy. It is not about something big, but more about something small but significant that we get or experience everyday. As long as we know it, we could cut our boredom for at least several hours in a day.

Here are some simple tips that you can try to escape boring routine : Read more!

All religion in the world put a big emphasize in helping each other, and we have to admit that that is a good thing, since difficulties or tragedies could happen anytime and help could come even in the smallest form. Of course, helping each other must be started as a habit and not just a notion to be memorized from your holy book. You need a strong will, sincerity, and deep understanding about why we must do that.

For instance, giving something to someone in need just because you do not like that thing anymore might be good; however, that just shows that you only look up to the practical function (“get rid of my unwanted stuffs”) rather than fully understanding what helping each other means. Say, if you knew that someone needed something you coincidentally had and really liked, could you overpower your own interest and give that thing to the needy person ? Read more!

Do you often feel lonely, or have an old family member who often complains about being lonely ? Or think that loneliness is something natural to be experienced when you grow older ? You should be careful. The impact of chronic loneliness is not only felt psychologically, but also physically. Actually, the physical impact of loneliness is just as big as what caused by obesity or smoking.

With a growing concern about the increasing of chronic loneliness case numbers, Age UK Oxfordshire, Counsel and Care, Independent Age and WRVS have joined in the Campaign to End Loneliness. They demanded more attention from health professionals about the relation between loneliness and various health risks. They also demanded more concern among people about loneliness and the impact, especially to elderly people. Read more!

Remember Kenneth Cole’s backfired attempt of joking ? In a desperate attempt to boost up the spring sale, Kenneth Cole had decided to send a ‘fresh’ joke to Twitter, taking the liberty from the most recent issue : political riot in Cairo. It said, “Millions are in uproar in Cairo. Rumor is they heard our new spring collection is available online.”

Of course, instead of rising the sale, that misplaced joke had invited admonishments from many people, who thought that the joke was inappropriate.

Humor is one of the best way to cope from the stress, and people with good sense of humor often get many benefits physically, socially, and psychologically. Making jokes is also applied by many professionals for a successful ice-breaking before a presentation, or to relieve the tension in the middle of serious meeting. However, since I am sure that you do not want to repeat Kenneth Cole’s Twitter disaster, there are some things you have to keep in mind about making jokes. Read more!

Many researches have proven that physical exercise could increase your mental health as well as your physical, and giving you better sense of well-being. Sandy Boivin, a Canadian woman who was hospitalized herself due to depression 10 years ago, dedicates herself to prevent other women experience the same thing.

Since last Saturday, she has started “Moving Through Depression” in Winsor, Ontario; an exercise class specifically designed to help women get free from depression. The class is currently attended by a group of women aged between 30 to 55 years old, all of them either have the history of depression, or in the middle of treatment due to depression.

Boivin also related her experience 10 years back, after the depression symptoms had hit her. She said she felt out of Read more!