evolutionary psychology
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Why You Shouldn’t Call Your Partner ‘Needy’
If you’ve ever thought of a partner as “needy,” in a way, you might be right — according to attachment theory, an anxious attachment can develop in adults who received inconsistent caregiving and did not have their needs met in childhood. Anxiously attached adults often seek approval, support, and reassurance from their partners. However, labelling…
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7 of the Most Common Irrational Fears (and 7 Things We Should Be Scared of Instead)
The modern world is largely safe from the primitives dangers that plagued our ancestors — wild animal attacks are rare; few of us will ever step off a cliff and die because glasses haven’t been invented. This doesn’t mean death and danger have been vanquished. We’ve just forced them into forms that are so new…
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How to Identify and Deal With a Fear of Success
Fear of failure makes sense. We’ve all experienced failure at some stage, realised it’s not great, and are worried about feeling like that again. But our brains are hard to please. Because in addition to the fear of failure, many people also experience a fear of success.