"Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people." - Eleanor Roosevelt

So... What's your mind discussing about right now?

Depression Forces Our Mind to be More Focus

Why do people get depressed? At first glance, the answer seems obvious: the mind, like the flesh, is prone to malfunction. Once that malfunction happens — perhaps it’s an errant gene triggering a shortage of some happy chemical — we sink into a emotional stupor and need medical treatment. But this pat explanation obscures a lingering paradox of depression, which is that the mental illness is extremely common. Every year, approximately 7 percent of us will be afflicted by the god-awful mental state that William Styron described as a “gray drizzle of horror . . . a storm of murk.” Obsessed with our pain, we will retreat from everything. We will stop eating, unless we start eating too much. Sex will lose its appeal; sleep will become a frustrating pursuit. We will always be tired, even though we will do less and less. We will think a lot about death.

In recent years, a small cadre of researchers has begun exploring this apparent paradox, trying to understand why states of such extreme sadness are so widespread. (The prevalence of depression exists in stark contrast with every other mental illness – schizophrenia, for example, is seen in less than 1 percent of the population.) I wrote about two of these researchers, Andy Thomson at the University of Virginia and Paul Andrews of Virginia Commonwealth, in the Times Magazine last year. The startling speculation behind their theory revolves around the purpose of rumination, the thought process that defines depression. (The verb is derived from the Latin word for “chewed over,” which describes the act of digestion in cattle, in which they swallow, regurgitate and then rechew their food.) In recent decades, psychiatry has come to see rumination as a dangerous mental habit, because it leads people to fixate on their flaws and problems, thus extending their negative moods. The bleakness of this thought process helps explain why, according to the Yale psychologist Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, people with “ruminative tendencies” are more likely to become depressed. They’re also more likely to become unnerved by stressful events: for instance, Nolen-Hoeksema found that residents of San Francisco who self-identified as ruminators showed significantly more depressive symptoms after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.

Read more at Wired

Left-handed Has More Interesting Facts

15% of human population in this Mother Earth are left-handed and the rests are right-handed people. But did you know that left-handed people are unique?

#1 Left-handed people are more prone to insomnia, allergies, migraines, and the other things than right-handed people.

#2 Left-handed people are more damaged or impacted by fear than right-handed people.

#3 Left-handed people use right side of their brain (Creativity, visual, constructing, etc.) most and right-handed people use left-side of their brain (Logic, numerical, etc.) most.

#4 Left-handed people have more creativity.

#5 Left-handed people have more extreme intelligence than right-handed people.

#6 Left-handed people tend to have a higher portions of mentally retarded people and they also have a higher tendency to be people with high IQ'S (reach over 140).

Real Hero for Real World

The Ninja Warrior who are bringing justice to the streets of Kent Town

Just like "Kick-Ass", this guy is a real world's hero, dressed in black ninja suit and mask, helps people in Kent Town.

Maybe he has no any super powers such as heat-vision, super strength, super intelligence, but he has a true heart of the hero. He helps the others and give them hope.

He helped old ladies to cross the street, found the lost pets, and many more.

We need more heroes like him. He has a hero's heart and he has his own style!

Be a Lie Detector

Most of human's life time are spent by lying, even lying to the others or lying to their own self. However mouth (Verbal Language) can tell the lies, body language always tells the truth. There are some unique body reactions when people are lying.

Nonverbal communication, such as Body Language, reacted by subconcious mind. Because of when someone is not telling the truth, their nonverbal behavior speaks volumes.

There are some ways to spot a liar :

Liar can't talk fluently when they are lying

You know, such as too much using "ummm....", "...", "err..". And they always trying to misdirect the topics of the conversation.

Eyes never lie

"Eyes are speaker in trust". When someone try to lie, they always try to avoid eye contact. Another thing a liar will do is look down rather than up. Studies have shown that when we're trying to recall something we look up (and to the right I think) whereas if we're lying we look down whilst we think what to say next.

Never stop moving, and hard to calm down

Look at their body movement! Never stop of making a movement. Look at their hands! Their hand wringing/palm rubbing; it's as if they're trying to wash the lie off themselves. Touch their nose frequently, grab their ear, try to cover their mouth.

Collar Pulling
A Liar pull their collar sometimes. Pulling collar can means "It's hot here" or "Oh My Gosh! They will know the truth!"

Moaning

A person who lies will generally be more downbeat about what they're saying with negative statements and moaning rather than being upbeat and cheery.

A question that never be answered

Some questions which you asked to a liar, won't be answered. Because of the liar afraid of they will blow their lie if answer your question.

NO ONE CAN LIE TO THEIR SELF!

Makes Music With Your Thoughts

If you thought that the way you play the theremin wasn’t weird enough, along comes a mod which allows you to make music with nothing more than your brain – no hands required.

Robert Schneider of The Apples in Stereo modded one of those Mattel Mindflex EEG games into a controller interface for an analog synthesizer. Here’s a video of Robert doing his geeky best to make music with his mind.

The more Robert thinks, the higher the pitch. The less Robert thinks, the lower the pitch. To me, it seems like it would be pretty difficult to actually play anything resembling a song with the rig, but that’s just me.

Want to try it for yourself? Robert has been kind enough to provide this brief instructional video for you guys who want to give it a go.

Read the complete article with the videos at: http://technabob.com/blog/2010/09/06/teletron-mind-controlled-theremin/

Source : http://technabob.com/

Dealing With Phobia

Source : www.myhypnotherapyeft.com

Phobia is the fear of a thing in the physical and non physical. The cause of phobias is that the trauma causes by an experience / event that happens to someone and disturbing psychological and mental aspects of the person. 

Phobia is also known as Anxiety Disorder or more commonly known as anxiety disorders, fear, feeling of worry that is not fun. Phobia is not a disease, Phobia is a mental and psychological disorders. So Phobia can be eliminated through therapy and habituation. 

There are 3 categories of Phobia:

Various Phobias tend to have similar symptoms. Symptoms are usually characterized by a cold sweat, heart palpitations (Thrill), feelings of excessive worry, panic, can not be quiet, trembling, etc. like when you fear when watching a horror movie or thriller. 

1. Specific Phobia : Fear of a particular object or situation 

2. Social Phobia : Fear of social situations (usually will tend to avoid the crowds)

3. Complex Phobia : Fear of crowded situations and open (usually has a way of handling each one according to the object that became his fears)

In general, Phobias can be overcome through therapy and habituation. Here are some ways to overcome phobias in general:

1. Through Hypnotherapy: That is, with the suggestions that were implanted in the mind of the patient 

2. Flooding Technique: This is one extreme way. namely by arranging directly between the patient with the object of his fear Phobia 

3. Systematic Desentisisation: Techniques to bring the patient Phobia with fear but in the depiction of objects of different object 

4. Abreaction: The Phobia sufferers are matched with the object of fear but not in real form, for example in the form of images, video, etc. 

5. Reframing: This technique is similar to regression techniques in Hypnotherapy, namely the People Phobia brought right back into his past before he was to have Phobia concerned. With that, overcome phobias such person will be easier because it is a known cause

Dealing With Insomnia

Insomnia is not a disease, but Insomnia can be caused by the disease. Definition of Insomnia itself is a symptom of trouble falling asleep or maintaining sleep. People with this disorder usually also accompanied by other functional disorders after waking from sleep.

Impact of Insomnia:
Insomnia and has had a serious impact on the disabling. Both psychologically, physically, and mentally. Some effects are:


1. Disturbances in mood, emotion and concentration

2. Likely to result in laziness

3. Decrease in performance and stamina

4. Prone to stress, depression and frustration

Causes of Insomnia:

 

1. Consumption "Doping", caffeine, nicotine, and spicy foods at night

2. Heavy meal before bed at night

3. Sleeping in a state of hunger

4. Too much sleep

5. Hours of sleep habits are not regular

6. Stress, Trauma, Frustration and Depression

7. Several types of diseases such as Diabetes, Asthma, Heart and Parkinsons

8. External factors such as temperature, atmospheric condition etc.

9. Estrogen and Progesterone hormone fluctuations in women (quoted from the book "Insomniac" by Gayle Greene)

Insomnia Solution:
 

1. Create and get used to a regular bedtime and consistent. The average human being needs sleep for about 8 hours per day.

2. Eat enough before bed. Avoid caffeine, nicotine and spicy foods.

3. Not sleeping during the day

4. Get used also to wake up in the morning

5. Avoid heavy activity 3 hours before your bedtime

6. Make your sleeping room atmosphere as comfortable as possible

Tips: Avoid a way to overcome insomnia with drugs, because drugs can actually damage your organs if taken continuously. Insomnia can also be overcome through Hypnotherapy.

Negative Suggestion

Inside every human being has a tendency to do "Negative Suggestion". That is the tendency to act in a reverse ssuatu of command or suggestion given. Why did it happen? Because basically every human being has a nature or character of "rebel"

One simple example, "DO NOT think of a black cat!". After reading the text, inadvertently black cat will cross your mind. This is due to the actions of your subconscious mind that trigger your mind to think of a black cat. Also, the word "forbidden" or "no" are words that tend to be eliminated from the mind either consciously or unconsciously.

"DO NOT SMOKING!"

Although there is a ban words like the above, many people are still continue to smoke, it is because the words of an appeal or a ban like the one above does not provide a clear motivation or reasons why a person should not smoke.

It would be better if you use words that give a clear reason or motivation, and packaged in an attractive grammar, making it easy to remember and mind digested by Humans. For example:

"SMOKERS NEVER PARENTS, BECAUSE THEY DIE YOUNG"

Aversion Therapy

Aversion therapy uses the behavioral approach principles that new behavior can be 'learnt' in order to overcome addictions, obsessions or, as demonstrated in Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange, violent behavior.

Patients undergoing aversion therapy are made to think of the undesirable experience that they enjoy, for example, a violent person might be shown images of violent crime, or an alcoholic might be made to drink, while drugs or electric shocks are administered. In theory, the patient will, over time, come to associate their addiction with the negativity of electric shocks or seizures.

Uses of Aversion Therapy :

1. Habits

2. Smoking

3. Alcoholism

4. Gambling

5. Violence

6. Homosexuality (Historically)

Success of Aversion Therapy

Aversion therapy's long-term success in treating patients is questionable; patients may appear to be treated by therapy, but once out of the view of doctors, where the deterrent drugs or electric shocks are removed, they may feel able to return to their addictions or undesirable behavior.

Criticsms of Aversion Therapy

Aversion therapy has endured much criticism in previous decades in its use in abusing patients. At a time when homosexuality was considered by some to be a mental illness, gay people were made to undergo aversion therapy for their lifestyles. A number of fatalities have also occured during aversion therapy.

A Clockwork Orange

Aversion therapy was utilised in Anthony Burgess' 1962 book A Clockwork Orange, which was later adapted as a film by Stanley Kubrick. The story, set in a dystopia of violent crime, looks at the treatment of a young Alex de Large, whose is offered freedom from a long jail sentence if he is prepared to undergo aversion therapy for his violence. De Large is shown a series of violent images, whilst being given ECT and drugs so that he would associate violence with personal suffering.

Source : www.psychologistworld.com

Altruism

Altruism is selfless concern for the welfare of others. It is a traditional virtue in many cultures, and a core aspect of various religious traditions, though the concept of 'others' toward whom concern should be directed can vary among religions. Altruism is the opposite of selfishness.

Why Do We Help Other People?
When Darwin introduced his theory of natural selection - often referred to as 'survival of the fittest' - he revolutionized and crystallized thought and theory in regards to how traits evolve in species. In light of the theory of natural selection, your genes are the most precious thing in the world to you, and protecting your genes is your first priority. There were, however, some things that made little sense in light of that theory - altruism being one of them. Take the following situation:

You're walking down by the seashore and you hear a cry for help from a drowning swimmer. If you save that person, you are risking your own life - and your genes. You are also increasing the odds that their genes will survive. Based on that reasoning, instinct should prevent you from jumping into the water. But in real life, people don't think that way. In fact, most people will risk their lives to save another. Why would an individual reduce their chances for survival in order to help another to survive?

You Scratch My Back...

One of the most popular and well-accepted theories to explain the seeming dichotomy is 'reciprocal altruism'. The term was coined by Robert Trivers in 1971. His paper, "The Evolution of Reciprocal Altruism" introduced a mathematical model to explain why individuals within a society go out of their way to help each other when there is no immediate benefit to doing so.

In other words, we can say that Altruism can be distinguished from feelings of loyalty and duty.

Source : www.psychologistworld.com and http://en.wikipedia.org/

Eyes Language

People say that the eyes are a "window to the soul" - that they can tell us much about a person just by gazing into them. Given that we cannot, for example, control the size of our pupils, body language experts can deduce much of a person's state by factors relating to the eyes.

THE PUPILS

The pupils are the part of our eye body language we practically have no control over. As well as adjusting the amount of light taken in the process of sight (Dilation: pupil size increasing; Contracting: pupil size decreasing), Eckhard Hess (1975) found that the pupil dilates when we are interested in the person we're talking to or object we're looking at. As an indicator, check a friend's pupil size when you're talking to them about something interesting, then change the subject to accounting and watch their pupils contract.

EYE CONTACT

For making contact and communicating with a person, effective eye contact is essential to our every day interaction with people, and also to those who want to be effective communicators in the public arena:

A. Persistent Eye Contact 

Generally in Western societies and most other cultures, eye contact with a person is expected to be regular but not overly persistent, as constant eye contact is often considered to be an attempt at intimidation, causing the person who's the object of a person's gaze to feel overly studied and uncomfortable. Even between humans and non-humans, persistent eye contact is sometimes unadvisable: the New Zealand Medical Journal reported that one reason so many young children fall victim to attacks by pet dogs is their over-poweringly regular eye contact with pets, which causes them to feel threatened and defensive.

Overly persistent eye contact is also a sign of a person's over-awareness of the messages they are emmiting. In the case of a person who is try to deceive someone, they may distort their eye contact so that they're not avoiding it - a widely recognised indicator of lying.

B. Avoiding Eye Contact

Why do we keep from looking at a person? It may be because we feel ashamed to be looking at them if we're being dishonest of trying to deceive them. However, Scotland's University of Stirling found that, in a question-and-answer study among children, those who maintained eye contact were less likely to come up with the correct answer to a question than those who looked away to consider their response. Eye contact, as a socialising device, can take a surprising amount of effort to maintain when this energy could be spend on calculating, as opposed to perceptive, tasks.

CRYING

In most cultures around the world, crying is considered to be caused by an extreme experience of emotion; usually, it's associated with sadness or grief, though often extreme experiences of happiness, and through humor, can cause us to cry. Often, forced crying to gain sympathy or deceive others is known as "crocodile tears" - an expression from myths of crocodiles 'crying' when catching prey.

BLINKING

Aside from our instinctive need to blink, our emotions and feeling towards the person we're talking to can cause us to subconcious alter our blink rate. Blinking more than the average 6-10 times per minute (see right) can be a good indicator that a person is attracted to the person they're talking to, and is for this reason used as a sign of flirting.

WINKING

In the West, we consider winking to be a cheeky form of flirting - something we do with people that we know or are on good terms with. However, there are cross-cultural variations on the issue of winking: some Asian cultures frown up on the use of this form of facial expression.

EYE DIRECTION

What does the direction is someone looking in tell us about what they're thinking or feeling? Well, probably just what they're looking at. The thing to look out for is the direction someone's eyes are looking in when they're thinking. Looking to their left indicates that they're reminiscing or trying to remember something. On the other hand, looking to their right indicates more creative thoughts, and this is often interpreted as a potential sign that someone may be being deceitful in some situations, i.e. creating a version of events. Note: if a person is left handed, the direction indicators may be reversed.

SUMMARY

From the findings above, what's the best way to convey a positive you using eye contact? If you want to show you're interested in what someone has to say, make eye contact often, but remember that unblinking stares are disconcerting. Researchers have found that when people are engaged in an interesting conversation, their eyes remain focused on their partner's face about 80% of the time - but not exclusively on the eyes. Instead, they focus on the eyes for two to three minutes, then move down to the nose or lips, then back up to the eyes. Occasionally, they look down to the table momentarily, then back up to the eyes. Avoid looking up and to the right - it's a universal symbol of boredom and dismissal.

Also remember the following key points with regards to eye contact:

1. Demonstrate that you're interested and active in interacting with someone by maintaining regular intervals of eye contact, but remember that contant eye contact can be intimidating.

2. Pupil dilation can indicate someone is interested; it could, alternatively, be that the room has become brighter.

3. Wink sparingly, even in cultures you know accept such a gesture in jest.

4. Avoid "crocodile tears" if you want to be considered trustworthy by your peers.

Source : www.psychologistworld.com

Human's Behaviour to Imitate

      Human's life can not be separated from the behaviour of imitating, in fact that the behaviour to imitate is a basic behavior that has existed in every human being since they were born.

      Behavior to imitate always appear in every process of development of human beings, both in the way of thinking or ways of doing somethings. Because basically the development of human beings through the stages as below:

1. Observing Stage 

Stages in which a person observing the behavior or the circumstances surrounding.

2. Imitating Stage

After they observed about some behaviour or something, they like it, and they begin to imitate it.

3. Modifying Stage

Stages in which a person modifying what they have imitated before.

4. Inovate Stage

The three stages before are the process to create an inovation based the information which they got from the stages before.

       That's why we can not be separated from the behaviour of imitating.

      For a long time, I've been brought this in my show. cause it is very interesting to do as a simple game or test by using "Behaviour to Imitate". one kind of the simple test is like this one :

"YAWNing is very contagious. just by thinking about YAWNing is enough to make you YAWN. After read this, 50% of people will YAWN!"

The simple test above is a process of imitating by a sugestion.
I put the picture of a baby and a dog who are yawning and then I give you a sugestion to strengthen the imitating process of the yawning baby and dog picture.

Who Are The Real Fools?

      The truth, there's no fool or dumb person in this world. Every person has different ability and capacity in using their mind. So, IQ and EQ are not a measurement that can be used to measure one's intelligence level or ability. 

       Someone who has a great achievement / good value in theory does not necessarily have the same skill level in the field of practice, as well as sometimes people who have high intelligence in practice, not necessarily have the same level of ability in his theory.  

       All of it is based on the ability and capacity of the intellect of each person which different from one person to another person.

 So who are the real Fools / dumbs?

 The real fools or dumb person is the people who :

1. Give up before they do anything / try the best

2. Restrict their ability of  thinking and their creativity

3. Do not want to learn anything to improve their self

4. Always feel themselves are weak and unable to do anything

5. Do not do something better or try to change their self after read this post

"DON'T LET YOUR SELF BECOME ONE OF THE FOOLS!"

Keep moving on and improve your self because every person is extraordinary by their own way