http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-larsen/the-secret-to-being-happy_b_5680613.html When I was in the murky depths of depression, I used to love it when it rained. The more gray, gloomy and miserable the weather, the better. My then-partner was always puzzled by this meteorological preference. “Who prefers bad weather?” he asked, “Why on earth do you like itContinue Reading

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/online-trolls-are-psychopaths-and-sadists-psychologists-claim-9134396.html “It was sadism, however, that had the most robust associations with trolling of any of the personality measures,” said psychologists from the University of Manitoba, University of Winnipeg and University of British Columbia in an article published in the ‘Personality and Individual Differences’ journal. It went on to claimContinue Reading

http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/vogel-sir-julius-kcmg Vogel stated three principles of Government policy regarding administration of public works and immigration. Both islands would share in the scheme; there would be no changes in political institutions; and although the need for colonisation was general, the Ministry realised that conditions throughout the colony varied widely. The schemeContinue Reading

http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder Dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder) is thought to be an effect of severe trauma during early childhood, usually extreme, repetitive physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. What Is Dissociative Identity Disorder? Most of us have experienced mild dissociation, which is like daydreaming or getting lost inContinue Reading