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Finding Warmth in a Cold World: Navigating Loneliness in Midlife
A divorced man in his thirties said to me: I feel so lonely. During this period, for the sake of career development, he applied to station in other places and traveled back and forth on weekends. Work is very hard every day, and running is also very tiring. He and his ex-wife were very quarrelsome before the divorce, but became calm after the divorce. The two parties take turns raising children. The three-year-old daughter stays at her mother’s house from Monday to Friday and at her father’s house on Saturdays and Sundays. They get along harmoniously. His ex-wife said categorically to him: Don’t think about it, I absolutely…
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How to Stop Being a People Pleaser and Start Living for Yourself
If you are always good-tempered and afraid of conflicts, then you should really listen to a speech by the famous psychology professor Jordan Peterson: There are two types of people in the world, high conscientious and high agreeable. And high pleasant people must pay attention not to be exploited by others. Because agreeable people hate conflict so much, they like peace and quiet. But at the same time be physically or emotionally vulnerable. This social behavior to avoid conflicts will cause varying degrees of internal friction, and the pain accumulated over time will completely wear down a person. As another psychologist said: “There are always challenges in life. The challenges…
