[ DISCLAIMER ]   The above photo was taken during my senior year of high school, as I resided with a family who allowed me to live with them after my residency at a children’s home. By that point in my life, I’d wanted to kill myself  for almost a decade. Looking at the picture, I see sadness  in my eyes.   According to the American Psychological Association (APA), sadness is defines  as “an emotional state of unhappiness, ranging in intensity from mild to extreme and usuall

[ DISCLAIMER ]   A standard is something established by authority, custom, or general consent as a model or example. A norm is an authoritative standard; a principle  of right action binding upon the members of a group and serving to guide, control , or regulate proper and acceptable behavior .   Regarding what is considered a normative standard, the American Psychological Association (APA) states  that such elements serve as a “comparison for a person or group of people, oft

[ DISCLAIMER ]   * Caught Stealing  (2025) spoilers contained herein.   I recently watched Caught Stealing (2025), as I was pleasantly...

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use   Imagine visiting someone’s home and needing to relieve yourself in the bathroom. It’s not number...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   The current blog entry is intended to serve as a threequel to recent blogposts entitled Self-Downing and Other-Downing...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   The current blog entry is intended to serve as a sequel to a blogpost entitled Self-Downing , which I posted yesterday,...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   In my personal and professional life, I practice Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT) which is a form of cognitive...

[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use According to Wikipedia, “Anti-Russian sentiment or Russophobia, is dislike or fear or hatred of...

[DISCLAIMER] Regarding Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), one source identifies “four categories of irrational belief:...