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🎄 A Year of Growth: Holiday Reflections and Wishes from Psychologie Halensee 🎆

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🎄✨ End-of-Year Reflection & Holiday Announcement! ✨🎄 As the year winds down, even the brightest minds need a moment to rest and recharge—yes, even Professor Freud is taking a holiday! 🌟 At Psychologie Halensee, we’re embracing the season’s spirit by closing our doors until the new year. This pause isn’t just a break; it’s an […]

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From FOMO to JOMO: How a global pandemic has changed our social DNA forever

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Life after lockdown: the new social normality Did you know that Americans are spending 16% less time outside the home compared to pre-pandemic levels? This remarkable statistic isn’t just a passing phenomenon – it’s part of a fundamental shift in the way we live and engage socially in the post-pandemic world. The way we interact

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Johatsu – Vanishing People

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The Phenomenon of Johatsu: A Critical Analysis of Voluntary Social Disappearance in a Neoliberal Japanese Society The deliberate vanishing of individuals from Japanese society—a phenomenon known as johatsu (失踪)—presents a complex intersection of sociocultural dynamics, economic determinants, and infrastructural mechanisms that facilitate voluntary disappearance at an unprecedented scale within post-industrial societies. This phenomenon warrants careful

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The Hopi fraud and the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

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Debunking the Hopi fraud and its implications Introduction The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis has long fascinated scholars with its assertion that language shapes our perception of reality. However, one of its cornerstones – Benjamin Lee Whorf’s analysis of Hopi language – has been debunked due to flawed methodology and questionable data sources. This blog post examines the

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Overcoming self-loathing: Ways to more self-worth and inner peace

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Self-Loathing: Understanding and Overcoming Inner Struggles Self-loathing, or self-hatred, is a pervasive and destructive emotion characterized by an intense dislike of oneself. It can manifest as a constant feeling of worthlessness, self-criticism, and an inability to accept oneself. This emotional state can lead to various mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, and a diminished sense

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Shame and guilt: public shaming in the media

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An addendum about the current public shaming situation I recently received the following enquiry from a freelance journalist: “… Dear Dr Stemper, I am working on a book about shame and its role in today’s society. The basis for this is a detailed article of mine that was published last year… The last part of

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The meaning of kindness in a neoliberal world

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Freundlichkeit unterbewertet: Einblicke in die Sozialpsychologie unserer Gesellschaft 1. Einführung: Die Rolle der Freundlichkeit in der modernen Gesellschaft Freundlichkeit gilt oft als selbstverständliche Tugend in der Gesellschaft, doch ihre Bedeutung wird häufig geringgeschätzt. Dabei spielt dieser Begriff, geprägt von Gesten der Fürsorge und des Mitgefühls, spielt eine zentrale Rolle in unseren sozialen Interaktionen und im

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Year in review: Being alive is a wonderful gift

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The year is drawing to a close — time for a review of the year and a look ahead. If I’m not certain how long I will live, I want to do everything I can to be in tune with my values.  When people need help to survive, I want to help as many people

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