I Smashed My Computer And I’m Glad About It
March 17, 2023
Yep- I smashed it. But don’t look at me like that! C’mon, don’t tell me you’ve never thought about doing it. … More I Smashed My Computer And I’m Glad About It
Tag: mental health
The Elephant in the Cockpit
October 14, 2022
I’m going to stick my neck out today. I’m going to talk about something I’ve been avoiding for certain political and professional reasons for some time now. A topic that is close to my heart. As it turns out, aircrew are extremely reluctant to talk about mental health. On the rare occasions I’ve brought it … More The Elephant in the Cockpit
Neuroticism: The Cost of Consciousness
June 20, 2022
The Cost of Consciousness Neuroticism is the trait associated with negative emotions. It can be broken down into the following two aspects: Volatility and Withdrawal. Those high in withdrawal may be described as anxious, self-conscious, depressive and easily overwhelmed. Whereas those high in volatility may be described as touchy, irritable and unstable. In contrast, those … More Neuroticism: The Cost of Consciousness
Maintaining The Best Mental Health: A Simple Guide
January 15, 2022
Please note this is a partnered post and may contain affiliate links. Maintaining great mental health in the modern day is becoming more and more difficult. There are so many things that can cause extreme stress and anxiety, and it’s far too easy to get swept into the tide of chaos and confusion. Thankfully, it’s … More Maintaining The Best Mental Health: A Simple Guide
Grounded
October 9, 2021
In aviation we have a term called AOG that means Aircraft on Ground. It refers to a plane that can’t fly because of a technical issue. We might also say a pilot is grounded because of a disciplinary issue, or that passengers are grounded because of weather. In all cases, the term indicates an inability … More Grounded
How to Stop Self-Sabotaging
February 8, 2020
By Ellen Jayne | You were having a great week, but something along the way changed. Your entire mood shifted which affected your attitude the rest of the day, and you’re not sure why. Chances are, you’re mentally drained, and you’re doing it to yourself. … More How to Stop Self-Sabotaging
Mastering Your Morning Momentum
January 21, 2020
By Ellen Jayne | We can’t control countless components of life, but we’d be childish to let the chunks we can change cascade through the cracks. So, where do we start? At the beginning. … More Mastering Your Morning Momentum
Empathic Cross Wires During A Manic State
August 17, 2019
Provided by Scherezade Ozwulo from Scherezade’s Labyrinth *trigger warning: mental health will be discussed not as judgment against the sufferer but as observation of the caretaker* Last night was rough. Really rough; so rough in fact that I still feel it the next day as I’m writing this post. Actually, last night as I was enduring, I was … More Empathic Cross Wires During A Manic State
Cussing and Mental Health
June 28, 2019
Is there a connection between the two? I was actually amazed once I started to observe and analyze what happens when people cuss (me included). In my culture, people tend to judge the ones who cuss as being rude or uneducated. However, it has nothing to do with that. Yes, an educated person will keep … More Cussing and Mental Health
We’re Taking Our Thoughts WAY Too Seriously
March 12, 2019
It’s Driving Us Nuts There’s your brain, 👆 blasted to nuts. Thoughts are thoughts. No more, but thoughts. And above all, they are not yours! We take every thought with a straight face. It is the main cause of our mental imbalance. An imbalance that we can’t see, but is there. It has become very common and thus, … More We’re Taking Our Thoughts WAY Too Seriously
A Porsche With Brakes
November 18, 2018
Being intelligently unstoppable Not to be able to stop thinking is an affliction, but we don’t realize this because almost everybody is suffering from it. — Eckhart Tolle (The thing in the image couldn’t be a Porsche, sorry ’bout that!) 1st law of motion? Does anyone recall that law? I apologize to you for bringing Physics here. But … More A Porsche With Brakes
|| Question of the Day || (No. 189)
October 29, 2018
Do Exams are injurious to people’s mental health ? … More || Question of the Day || (No. 189)
Physical Pain vs Mental Pain
October 10, 2018
Which one is worse? Does it have something to do with the level of control over the trigger (or the perception over that control)? How do these two influence each other? There are probably many factors that need to be taken into consideration for this topic and I’m sure I’ll miss a few, … More Physical Pain vs Mental Pain
Video games addiction
July 31, 2018
A while back I’ve approached the addictions topic, but not from a pathological point of view. It seems that the decision to include this video game addiction in their diseases classification (ICD), World Health Organization (WHO) provoked lots of discussions. According to WHO, the behavior of playing video games can be defined as … More Video games addiction
A great technique to relax
July 25, 2018
When we’re relaxed, our general state is more positive (have you ever seen a relaxed grumpy person?) and we’re also more open to new ideas and suggestions and that’s when changes can happen. I know there are times when we can get easily relaxed, but there are also times when it seems impossible. This … More A great technique to relax
Biological insights about Stress
July 23, 2018
Most of us encounter stressful situations daily and we all know how this makes us think and feel, but what are the biological implications? What is stress from a biological point of view? “Living in stress is like living in survival mode – they’re one and the same thing. A stressful situation is … More Biological insights about Stress
Probably, it has nothing to do with us
July 19, 2018
I’ve approached this idea in other posts as well, but I believe it’s so important it deserves a new one. In my opinion, whenever someone behaves in a certain way because of what we said or did, that person actually behaves based on their interpretation on how that is going to affect himself/herself. … More Probably, it has nothing to do with us
The “Waiting for the right moment” Mistake
June 21, 2018
How often have you heard the excuse I’m waiting for the right moment to do that thing? And how often that right moment changes in time so it’s always in the future? I think that the main reason here is fear and the lack of motivation. It never is a right moment to … More The “Waiting for the right moment” Mistake