Because learning about your brain and sleep can be fun . . .
Like sleep, distraction is disreputable in Western society. Sleep is convoluted with laziness. Distraction is conflated with inattentiveness. Done right and at the right time, distractions can help you cope with fear, pain, sadness, and other problems. Distractions can give you a break from thinking about things which you have no control over. They can…
Stuck in a porn-watching cycle? You go to a porn website on your phone or laptop. You watch a few videos. You masturbate. You fall asleep. The next night you do it all over again. Does it seem hard to stop? Some people (usually men) feel like they need to masturbate to fall asleep. It…
In lots of occupations—and in many situations—we get to see man’s inhumanity to man. When it comes to bedtime, this can affect the ability to sleep. Police officers would fall into this category. Nurses and EMS do too. They often get to see the worst of humanity. Dealing with violence, crime, neglect, narcissism, anger, and…
What does “self-care” really mean? Everyone will agree that taking care of yourself is important, but how do you really know you’re doing a good job of it? There are certainly indirect indicators that can be observed. Blood pressure, cholesterol levels, weight, and other similar metrics can be a good gauge of how much attention…
Sometimes the words of a language fail you. They come up short when describing a concept. There are numerous examples of this. To take one, waldeinsamkeit is a German word meaning being alone in the wilderness while relaxed, solitary, and contemplative. In English, we can group words with this meaning. The result doesn’t quite match.…
They say variety is the spice of life. Maybe they should say the same thing about playing. Being playful brings all kinds of good things our way. It’s a disposition, an indirect root cause. Sometimes it’s not seen that way because sometimes playfulness can be confused with silliness or foolishness. They can look the same…
Psychics and others with psychic tendencies often lack skepticism when dealing with discarnate spirits. A discarnate is a being without a physical body. That they’re communicating, that someone can hear them or sense them maybe leads one to be somehow impressed by the discarnate as you hear guest after guest on Coast To Coast AM…
One can have all kinds of sex dreams. In your dreams, you might have sex with people you wouldn’t consider in real life. Multiple partners may show up. The dreams could feature people of the same sex, homeless people, powerful people, strangers, children, machines, objects, anyone, and anything. In dreams, after all, anything is possible.…
Many health professionals and others promote meditation these days. Combined with stretching, Instagram is filled with images of attractive people in athleisure attire contorting themselves amid beautiful scenery. The Veteran’s Affairs Administration recommends it. Your health plan probably does too along with your workplace wellness program. Far be it from me to discourage it. I’m…
Why did I do that? Why did it all turn out that way? Knowing what I know now, what would I tell my younger self? You look back at your decisions. Some you judge to have been good, others bad. It’s easier when a few years have passed. The emotions have dimmed, if only a…