Social Preferences

In a way, depression is our way of reacting, withdrawing, and possibly metaphorically recharging our batteries.

There's so much pressure in modern society to perform and be productive, to be efficient, that we don't get time to recharge. This leads to sadness and loss of e...

Many people wonder how a desk job can be so mentally tiring. The ego-depletion theory states that there is a limited amount of mental energy which we consume while sitting and working, just like a gas tank guzzles up all the gas till it’s empty.

This theory is being challe...

Being too nice comes out a few factors :

• Fear of abandonment : Fear that people would leave us
• People pleasing : We are not comfortable with people not liking us
• Neediness : Our need of emotional support and clinginess
• Fear of being alone : We are afraid of endi...