Wanderers Wonder
Discover my view of the world through my blog!
This is not a scientific blog, but merely a vision resulting from both my personal and professional experience – my travel to the heart of life.
Let’s talk about… Depression (part 1)
Depression is a beautiful avenue, with no colors in it. It is a sea with no sound and no wave, a life with no life drive.
Depression is far from just sadness. It is the core aspect of life, taken away from you. It is lack of vitality, and motivation, observed on day-to-day basis.
Rest. Quit.
Resting guarantees a longer efficacy time, and a better mental health, yet is in underrated in today’s society. It isn’t really an option: we are limited machines and we’d better rest by choice, than by mental or physical constraint.
Moments (of a traveler)
Moments… images through my head. No experience can teach you the value of freedom and the value of the world, the value of yourself, like the one of a backpack traveler.
Doors
There are doors that will appear
Doors that you will pass
Doors that you will fear
And doors that make you laugh
On the Importance of Context (part 2)
A smaller context we are constantly adapting to is our social context – a.k.a our friends.
On the Importance of Context (part 1)
We are context-dependent creatures.
I get very inspired when I travel, and look at people from my traveler-perspective.
I look at myself, at how I react differently to different places. I also look at people; and how they react differently to me…
Let’s talk about addictions (part 2)
In addictions, it is important to understand the notion of motivation.
Treatment is hard, in part, because of the difficulty of letting go something that was once so pleasant and so necessary. And even if your mind stops to want it, withdrawal symptoms are signs that your body still does.
Marcel Proust and the New Year
On the last day of 2018, I found myself reading Proust, which left me feeling profoundly peaceful and fulfilled.
I must confess I haven’t always looked forward to a New Year in such a positive state of mind. Endings can be very hard for me – or for a lot of other people for that matter…
On learned helplessness: A tribute to the Lebanese at home
In 1967, American psychologist Martin Seligman put some dogs in a cage and sent an electric shock through its bars. The dogs tried to escape the first time, but the cage door was closed. Experimenters repeated the operation as the dogs tried to escape again, and then again, and again, and again… The dogs were in a cage, there was no escaping.
Let’s talk about… addictions (part 1)
It is also a festive month, and our societies have long ago associated festivities with… alcohol.
If you are trying to cut down on drinking – or anything else for that matter – this article is for you.
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“There is no worse tyranny than wanting the good of others” Kant Parents. They want what’s best for their child. Always. The same goes for
Work hard, stress harder: the case of workplace harrassment – a testimonial (2)
“I wanted to record this because I was able to overcome moral harassment in the workplace and I would like to share my testimony hoping
Work Hard – Stress Harder: Psychosocial risk factors in the workplace (1)
Work has undoubtedly taken a specific stance in our society. Workers now look for a job they love that brings meaning to their lives, and
The Ugly Little Duck
I had finished editing this piece a week before the world shockingly woke up to Russians invading Ukraine.
Headlines everywhere wrote “ a new world order” as war spread in Europe. The modern world anxiously watched as premises of historical events unraveled before their eyes. Patients came to sessions with uncertainty hitting the roof, reassessing the world they’ve been living in. “How is this possible, in 2022? How can this still exist?”.
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