What “fake it till you make it” really means for the mentally-tough confused

Ah, Psych Today delivers again. And this time it’s with a refreshing take on this whole “mental toughness” deal I touched on a few days ago. In that last article (speaking on that OG viral piece about what mentally tough people don’t do), I was a bit annoyed with the negative language and how little the author brought in the more human elements and tendencies to her advice. While I.. Read More

Is it bad to bang an ex teacher if you’re 18?

VICE’s “I banged my high school teacher and it sucked” article was interesting… It shone this coruscating spotlight on that whole “fantasy vs reality” concept. Ya know, like the time we learned that Emma Watson is really a drag queen underneath: That’s a problem a lot of people have – distinguishing between fantasy and reality. We do it with public figures and movie characters and airbrushed images all the time.. Read More