Exploring How Change Affects People
Do you compare yourself to others? In a conversation last night, we were talking about how we sometimes invalidate our opportunities. Perhaps we’ve learned that if we enjoy it then we should give it away because others deserve it more than we do. My mother taught me this by giving things I wanted to my …
When the lottery zoomed to $750 million over the weekend, I bought into the fantasy and picked up a ticket. Then I started thinking about what I would do if I actually won all that money or even a good portion of it. The dreams were distracting me, so I sat down and made a …
Last night, I wondered why I had suddenly started breaking out in a rash. I started to get worried – great, just what I need, another ailment. Then I remembered that I had run out of my allergy medicine last week. I was experiencing the Rebound Effect. This effect occurs when you have been medicated …
