If you feel that you are a magnet for bad things happening to you, it’s likely that you are struggling with a combination of a negative filter and unhealthy learned ways of adapting to stress in your environment. Don’t worry: filters and biases are not permanent,...

In order to gain a deeper understanding of the thoughts and emotions that we feel and experience, it is important to understand two important theories and perspectives. The Cognitive Perspective Cognitive theory suggests that individuals make the same mistakes over...

The Filtering Phenomenon When unfavourable things happen back-to-back or repeatedly it’s easy to get discouraged and begin to look at the world through a pessimistic lens or filter. Filtering is a cognitive distortion, or unhealthy way of thinking, that skews how a...

Negativity – Why do Bad Things Always Happen to Me? Our theme for this week is Negativity – so if you thought that maintaining a positive attitude and outlook is difficult, negativity is worse and its consequences are far more serious and damaging. The topic of...

Advantages and disadvantages of telecommunication Advancements in telecommunication technologies have greatly impacted on the way people interact with one another at the global level. Nowadays, individuals and businesses can communicate easily through voice calls,...