emotions

5 Breakup Mood Boosters that Might Do More Harm than Good

Breakup mood boosters that may be causing you harm Breakup mood boosters Breakups suck. When a flame dies down you get left with a lot of empty space and time to fill. You’ll find a lot of (often unsolicited) advice on how to deal, but that doesn’t mean you should follow it all! Here are some popular post-breakup mood boosters that might feel good at first, but will leave you feeling even worse than before later! 1.  Bad-mouthing your ex While it might make you feel better to bad-mouth him/her right now, it’ll only make you feel like a [...]

The Fog of Useless Emotions

Guilt and Self-Doubt-Useless Emotions You may not have realized it before, but self-doubt and guilt are useless emotions. They usually burst into your life hand-in-hand, each adding fuel to the other’s fire. In the simplest of explanations, self-doubt is a lack of faith in oneself. It can stem from low self-esteem, or from how others perceive (or how you believe they perceive) you and your abilities. It can sometimes arise after an alleged failure, but more often a series of ‘failures’ or incidents in which others have openly questioned your character and abilities must take place before self-doubt can set [...]