Closet Brain

Category: Abuse

  • You Decide.

    The Law of Attraction has become very popular; we hear about it often. We watch videos on YouTube that teach us how to apply this principle into our own life, so we too can experience abundance. We see people publicly identify with this principle on social media as the source of their happiness, wealth, and…

  • It’s Not Me, It’s You.

    Sometimes certain things should be said, or certain messages should be believed, but we hesitate to do so because of the societal meaning that has been attached to that message. The truth is that – for many messages – the problem is not the message itself, but the meaning that has been attached to it.…

  • What’s Wrong with You?

    There is a thick line between being self-critical and inherently knowing what is wrong with you. The former should be avoided; the latter should be welcomed. The former is negative, self-perpetuating, self-sabotaging, and anxiety based; the latter has the potential to be a profound catalyst of positive change. Although it is common for us to…

  • Anger as a Sign of Weakness.

    Anger and aggressivity are commonly thought of as masculine traits. There exists a double standard that aggressive men are masculine, strong, sexy, and confident; whereas aggressive women are too masculine. The purpose of this post is not to differentiate nor divide men and women; nor it exists in order to support feminist theories. Because, the…

  • Advice, Judgments, & Learning When to Let Go.

    A lot of people are very good at giving other people advice about a life situation that causes them stress. A lot of people have the ability to assess another person’s life and immediately formulate suggestions on how and what they should change in order to feel happier; in order to be well. We are…

  • Negative Thoughts.

    Negative thoughts are an evil force, and that force is strong, stubborn, manipulative, and convincing. Negative thoughts come and go as they please with – what feels like – no warning. When they do come, it feels as if we have no control over them; like they have taken over our mind and changed both…

  • The Complexities of Lying.

    Lying is an interesting topic. When most people think about lying, they usually think of the concept of people lying to other people in one of two ways: via “harmless”/small lies verses harmful/bigger lies. We associate it with things like infidelity, hiding a shameful fact about our past, telling someone we like their new hair…