Too much pursuit of happiness? (part 2)

“We’re taught to be ashamed of confusion, anger, fear and sadness, and to me they’re of equal value as happiness, excitement and inspiration.” Alanis Morissette

To live a full life, we need to deal with extreme and self-limiting levels of feelings like anger, anxiety and depression. But too often, people run away from or try to suppress emotions that help make us human – and creative.

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Erika Harris on moving beyond “coping” or “surviving”

In her ebook “You’ve Got Nerve!” An Empowerment Toolkit for Highly Sensitive People, Erika Harris helps readers celebrate and nurture themselves.

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Video – Beyond Blue: 7 Ways to Relieve Anxiety

Therese J. Borchard is the author of the hit daily blog “Beyond Blue” on Beliefnet.com.

> Also see her video The Highly Sensitive Person.

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Anxiety’s Hidden Cost In Academic Performance

ScienceDaily – “The research found that anxious individuals find it harder to avoid distractions and take more time to turn their attention from one task to the next than their less anxious peers.”

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Video: What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?

Dr. Matthew Erdelyi obtained his Ph.D. in Psychology at Yale University, where he had the distinction of being a Woodrow Wilson scholar.

> Also see related article What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)?, by the Midwest Center for Stress & Anxiety – which provides the Attacking Anxiety & Depression Program.

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How a Higher Education can Help Promote Personal Growth

By guest author Megan Jones, Online College Degree.org

Many teenagers assume that they have reached the pinnacle of growth upon their high school graduation… Obvious to the parents, their child still has years of growing up to do, and no years are as vital as those spent in college.

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Fireflies and Flourishing in Numbers (IPPA Insights)

In his Positive Psychology News Daily article, Derrick Carpenter writes about experiencing a firefly: “Its body flashed, emitting a gorgeous amber light… I was instantly reminded of innocent and perfect childhood summers.”

He goes on to write about Stanford psychologist Phil Zimbardo who “discussed the research presented in his book The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil. Zimbardo explained the power of situational influences that push otherwise good people to do bad things.

“But just as fireflies use an enzyme luciferase to create their glow, Zimbardo believes there may a positive flip side to the Lucifer effect.”

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