Abusive Relationships: Why Does Abuse Make People Feel Uncertain?

When it comes to the consequences of abuse, there are many and some will be more severe than others. One of these consequences is that it usually creates uncertainty in the victim. And this has the potential to create all kinds of problems, because to the degree that one feels uncertain within, will play a large role in how much power and control the abuser has. This uncertainly then becomes, if you will, the open door for them to enter and create all kinds of damage.

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Relationships: Why Do Some People Fear Losing Themselves In Relationships?

The whole idea of someone losing themselves in a relationship may sound completely ridiculous: How can someone lose themselves in a relationship? And if this was to be taken literally, then yes, it does sound crazy. Because physically it is impossible to lose oneself in another person; there is nowhere to go and it is clearly not possible. And if this is the perception that one has, it is a result of a lack of understanding of what it actually means.

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Are Brown Eyed People More Trustworthy?

The battle is on! Although I find it hard to believe that brown eyed people are more trustworthy than their blue-eyed counterparts, evidence would suggest otherwise. You have to wonder whether it's the devilish gleam in those blue eyes or the general sauciness of the bright aqua. According to research done in the UK, it has nothing to do with either of those qualities. In fact, eyes have hardly anything to do with it.

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Attraction: What Do People Find Attractive?

The definition of what it means to be attractive is not always the same for one person as it is for another. There are general things that are recognised as being attractive in women and attractive in a man. Science often comes up with what these qualities are. However, what is found to be the absolute truth by scientists does not always match up with reality and the real world.

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Are Brown Eyed People More Trustworthy?

The battle is on! Although I find it hard to believe that brown eyed people are more trustworthy than their blue-eyed counterparts, evidence would suggest otherwise. You have to wonder whether it's the devilish gleam in those blue eyes or the general sauciness of the bright aqua. According to research done in the UK, it has nothing to do with either of those qualities. In fact, eyes have hardly anything to do with it.

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Relationships: Why Do Some People Stay In Abusive Relationships?

To see or hear about someone who is being abused in a relationship and yet continues to stay in the relationship is hard to comprehend. Logically it makes no sense whatsoever and sounds completely dysfunctional. The type of abuse can vary from what may seem to be fairly moderate, to extreme abuse. And no matter what kind of abuse it is, the result is the same - with one staying in a relationship that should have come to an end.

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I Have Something to Say about Aaron Swartz's Suicide and the Special Way the US Justice Dept Hounds People to Death

Twice in my career I've been asked to serve as an expert witness on the defense team of an obscenity trial, where the prosecution was spearheaded by the U.S. Justice Department. I was naive enough— both times— to think that I had a chance to further the cause of the...

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