A thought experiment: Imagine you had to write down the following sentence: “My mother will win a million euros in the lottery tomorrow.” So far so simple. Now imagine you have [...]
Embodied cognition explains how physical states and actions can influence our thoughts and feelings. One example is how our voice can impact our well-being. Speaking in a deeper voice, for instance, [...]
For a long time, I suffered from severe exam anxiety. As a result, I either didn't take important exams at all, put them off for a long time or only got [...]
Countless studies show: If you want to overcome your fear, you would do well to face it. Whether it's a fear of spiders, dogs, lectures, heights, thunderstorms, small rooms, dental treatment, [...]
Can the stars reveal our destiny? The belief in the wisdom of the stars is on the rise once again (Andersson et al., 2022). And who could blame them? The [...]
Many believe in them. Many have one. Lucky charms are objects that have accompanied us through many difficult situations and to which we attribute that we have survived these dangerous situations [...]
The evidence is very clear: the more we embrace fear (exposure, confrontation), the more it will release us from its grip. But what can help us to successfully confront fears? And [...]
When my heart started to stumble for the first time 10 years ago, I went into a state of psychological shock. Due to an "unfortunate" statement from a doctor, my [...]
Is it possible to rewrite old traumatic fear memories and thus significantly reduce the suffering of many patients? The discovery of memory reconsolidation suggests that this could be much easier [...]
People with OCD tend to evaluate their thoughts as overly significant and influential. The belief that certain thoughts could have catastrophic consequences leads to compulsive behaviors. Metacognitive therapy starts here [...]
