Pandemic burnout - when to seek help and a specialist?
The pandemic that is upon us for another year in a row is negatively affecting the mental state of many people. Lockdown, isolation, closed schools, restricted contacts... Are we in danger of a wave...
The power of New Year's resolutions - what do psychologists say about this?
The turn of the year is conducive to setting new goals and resolutions - I'll start exercising from the New Year! I will stop smoking from the New Year! You know those promises? Unfortunately, few of...
You are what you eat, or how diet affects wellbeing
You are what you eat. This is a phrase we hear very often during campaigns promoting a healthy lifestyle. After all, how our diet is translates into how we feel. We will feel unwell after eating fast...
How do you talk to someone who is struggling with depression?
Depression. An illness faced by millions, one of the most common mental disorders. It is very likely that you know someone who suffers from it. Talking to such a person is usually not easy. It is...
Understanding the introvert
Introversion and extroversion are nothing more than personality traits. How do we distinguish between these two, completely extreme, temperament types? Until a dozen or so years ago, this was...
Do animals really love people?
Do our animals love us? The scientific community does not entirely agree that animals show such emotions towards humans. According to studies conducted in Japan and the UK, dogs and cats, like...
Shopaholism - a female affliction? A radio programme about addiction to shopping
- I realised that I was spending too much time and money on shopping; that I was reaching for it like a cure for stress, pain. The things I was buying I didn't need to use. The purchase itself gave...
Want to be healthy? Marry a happy man!
Having a happy spouse certainly has a positive impact on marital life on a general level - it seems fairly obvious that being with happy people affects our wellbeing. However, it turns out that the...
Being a doctor and surviving
How many patients encounter unpleasantness from doctors every day? Everyone probably knows them from their own experience, from the stories of their friends or even from media reports. Lack of...
The civilisational disease of loneliness
One of the greatest paradoxes of the modern world. Although we have so many tools for communication and opportunities to meet new people, more and more of us feel lonely. What can we do to protect...
The effect of emotions on our body
Our cheeks turn red from embarrassment, our hands tremble from stress and our stomachs can hurt. After a meeting with friends full of jokes and laughter, we feel relaxed, and we may even react to the...
Why do arguments hurt?
During an argument, exchanges can lead to a situation in which both parties feel attacked. This implies a change in behaviour, which becomes more aggressive and pretentious and therefore more painful...
Love at first sight - truth or myth?
"Both are convinced that they have been brought together by a sudden feeling. Such certainty is beautiful, but uncertainty is more beautiful (...)". This is the beginning of Wisława Szymborska's poem...
For a new way of life - housing for young people
Crossing the threshold of their own flat is one of the most important moments on a new journey for many newlyweds. Every year, more than 200,000 couples start their life together. Not everyone gets...
Golden thoughts of a woman after a break-up
It happens to everyone. It comes unannounced and is always accompanied by strong emotions. A break-up. No matter whose fault it is, for whatever reason, someone always has to suffer.
Betrayal in modern times
Betrayal. A word that is simple and yet too complicated to explain in two sentences. Colloquially, infidelity is defined as "tooting someone's horn" or "jumping the gun".
Effective exchange of ideas key to success
- Madzia please speak up, say something to me - for the next two hours still the same request. It all started like this: a problem arose, a trifle that could be forgotten in five minutes, it was...
