Men have a far greater appetite for sex and are more attracted to pornography than women are. This is the …
iPhone Study: Separation linked to Anxiety & Poor Cognitive Performance
Cell phone use has become a common part of life as mobile devices have become one of the most popular …
Mental Illness Isn’t All in Your Head
A “formulation” gathers the biological, psychological and social factors that lead to a mental illness — and offers clues to …
What Is Ego Depletion?
Think about how you feel after a long, busy day. After running errands, working on projects, and rushing to appointments, …
The Pleasure of Watching Others Confront Their Own Incompetence
There are plenty of misleading videos on the internet, but the ones we worry about are probably not the most …
Polyvagal Theory and How It Relates to Social Cues
How the Body and Brain Are Impacted by Your Environment. Have you ever been in a situation where you feel …
Researchers Uncover A Circuit For Sadness In The Human Brain
Scientists may have caught a glimpse of what sadness looks like in the brain. A study of 21 people found …
What is sexual addiction?
Sexual addiction is a condition in which an individual cannot manage their sexual behavior. Persistent sexual thoughts affect their ability …
An Overview of Internet Addiction
Internet addiction is a behavioral addiction in which a person becomes dependent on use of the Internet, or other online …
When Anger Becomes Emotional Abuse
The way couples deal with anger can often make or break a relationship. Don’t settle for screaming matches and slamming …
4 Science-Backed Reasons to Say Your Self-Talk Out Loud
By the time you read this, you’ve probably already had a chunk of your daily 50,000 thoughts. They’re constantly bubbling …
Sex Addiction: An Intimacy Disorder
What the movie ‘Thanks for Sharing’ says about sex addiction. There is something about sex addiction that not only raises …
Unlovable, A Real Movie About Sex And Love Addiction
In the new film Unlovable, we witness the character Joy hit rock bottom because of an addiction to sex and …
Net worth vs self worth: do we all need inequality therapy?
Inequality isn’t just changing the way we deal with economics – it’s perversely altering how we see ourselves and what …
The Dilemma of High-Functioning Depression
High-functioning depression, or dysthymia. may be harder to detect than major depressive disorder (MDD) because the people living with it …
Tech companies use “persuasive design” to get us hooked. Psychologists say it’s unethical.
A group of psychologists say kids are suffering from “hidden manipulation techniques” that companies like Facebook and Twitter use. As …
Why “Phubbing” Is Harmful To Our Social Lives
If you are with someone who is ignoring you while they interact with their smartphone, you have been phone snubbed, …
What Does It Mean When We Call Addiction a Brain Disorder?
The term acknowledges that addiction is a chronic but treatable medical condition involving changes to circuits involved in reward, stress …
From Sleep Study, Clues to Happiness
A little over a decade ago, scientists discovered that narcolepsy, the neurological disorder that leads to episodes of irresistible sleepiness, …
For Compulsive Hair Pullers And Skin Pickers, There Is Need For More Help
I feel the urge again. My fingertips run along my face, feeling for imperfections, and I slip into the bathroom …
Is your new phone really your friend?
Our hardwired tendency toward laziness means once we’ve been persuaded to adopt certain pseudo-conveniences, we won’t want to give them …
The Links Between Creativity and Depression
There’s a stereotype that mental distress is an almost inevitable part of being highly creative. But is there any substance …
What Is Ego Depletion?
For years, “ego depletion” has been a dominant theory in the study of self control. This is the intuitive idea …
Does Smoking Pot Lead To More Sex?
Tobacco companies put a lot of effort into giving cigarettes sex appeal, but the more sensual smoke might actually belong …
Life Without An Off-Switch, And Being a Workaholic
My son stands in front of me in his diaper, a red-and-white striped shirt covering his top half. We’re on …
The Audacity of Blaming ‘Sex Addiction’
Some people go to prison, and others go to rehab. Deposed Hollywood plutocrat Harvey Weinstein is reportedly going to rehab. …
Are You a Hair-Twirler, Nail-Biter or Knuckle-Cracker?
Are you a toe-tapper, hair-twirler, eye-blinker, head-nodder, nail-biter, knuckle-cracker, skin-picker, lip-licker, shoulder-shrugger or a chin-stroker? Call it a nervous habit …
Have you noticed that time seems to speed up as you get older?
Do You Wish Time Would Slow Down? Have you ever noticed that time seems to speed up as you get …
Five Ways to be Fully Authentic
Authenticity is popular these days. Celebrity media campaigns encourage marginalized youth to “be themselves.” Even my kids’ summer camp has …
Has Modern Experience Changed The Human Brain?
The brain has evolved over evolutionary time scales of millions of years. So, what is the likelihood that the relatively …
Do Millennial Men Want Stay-at-Home Wives?
Millennials, generally defined as people born between 1982 and 2000, were supposed to be the generation that forged what has …
At a Therapeutic Ranch, No Payday Until Later
As I set a spade to dirt, I thought back to the moment I had arrived at this dusty working …
How Rorschach’s ‘Inkblots’ Took On A Life Of Their Own
These days, you’re more likely to come across the concept of a Rorschach test in a cultural context than a …
Risk Taking & Sexual Arousal
When it comes to condom use among heterosexual couples, there’s evidence that women are often expected to be the sensible …
A New Book Explores How We Make Decisions
We like to think our brains can make rational decisions — but maybe they can’t. The way risks are presented …
When You Don’t Do What You Meant To, and Don’t Know Why
HOW many times has this happened to you? You firmly decide what you’re going to do — whether it be …
Internet Porn Nearly Ruined His Life. Now He Wants to Help.
Alexander Rhodes sat along a stretch of grass, looking out over the Allegheny River. The two of us were sitting …
Why Despair Can be Good
When the world gets you down, do you feel just generally “bad”? Or do you have more precise emotional experiences, …
When Your Partner Is a Sex Addict
Recently, a panel of experts joined the Consults blog to answer readers’ questions about sex addiction. Here, sex addiction therapist …
A fascinating Way That Your Brain Makes Space So You Can Learn More
Imagine your brain is a garden, except instead of growing flowers, fruits, and vegetables, you grow synaptic connections between neurons. …
The Challenges of Male Friendships
Christopher Beemer, a 75-year-old Brooklynite, is impressed with how well his wife, Carol, maintains friendships with other women and wonders …
Read This Story Without Distraction (Can You?)
Stop what you’re doing. Well, keep reading. Just stop everything else that you’re doing. Mute your music. Turn off your …
A Dearth Of Psychiatric Hospital Beds For California Patients In Crisis
When 18-year-old Amanda Lipp needed to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital in 2010, her mom thought it would be …