Coma is a state of unconsciousness from which a person cannot be roused. A person in the coma state is neither awake nor aware. He’s alive but incapable of responding to stimuli. You may be able to wake a sleeping person up by shaking them or talking loudly but this won’t work for a person […]
Why are some people gay, and why are some trans?
Why are some people gay?Why are there trans people?Are these people born or made? I’ve studied in an all-boys school and since a very young age, I noticed that not all boys in our class were similar in terms of masculinity and masculine behaviours. On one end of the spectrum, there were those highly aggressive, […]
What makes lesbian porn so popular?
PornHub, the world’s largest porn website, releases its analytics report every year that reveals how its users are engaging with the website. It turns out that for the past three consecutive years, the most popular search term on PornHub has been “lesbian”. Watching girl-on-girl action is popular among both men and women, more so in […]
Why exercise makes us feel so good
Generally, we feel good when we increase our fitness potential (i.e. the chances of survival and reproduction). The good or ‘positive’ emotions are sent by our subconscious mind so that we’re motivated to repeat the activity that is highly beneficial for us. This is why activities like eating, sex, and gaining social approval make us feel good […]
Does the law of attraction work?
Does the law of attraction really work?Can you make the universe bend to your will? If you’re into philosophy and have read books like As a man thinketh, Think and Grow Rich, and The Secret and almost all the stuff by authors like Deepak Chopra and Wayne Dyer, you’re probably aware of the Law of Attraction. The law states […]
Why sexual infidelity is more painful for men
Sexual infidelity in a long-term relationship, such as marriage, is undesirable to both men and women. The major goal of forming a long-term relationship is to have repeated sex to increase the odds of conception. Hence, if a person looks for sex outside the relationship he’s straight-out rejecting his current partner. Generally, sexual infidelity is […]
How emotions influence our perception of time
We don’t perceive time as it flows. Our mental states influence our perception of time. Our minds have an amazing ability to keep track of time, despite the fact that we have no sensory organ specifically devoted to the measurement of time. This has led many experts to believe that there must be some sort of […]
Why do we do what we do, and not what we don’t do?
Why do we do what we do? Why do we choose a certain behaviour/action over other options? What rules govern our decision-making? Why do we become indecisive at times? Answers to all these questions are contained in a terminology that we’ve borrowed from economics, namely ‘cost/benefit analysis’. In economics, a business decision is made after […]
10 Best psychological thriller movies to blow your mind
I’m a big fan of psychological thriller movies. It’s, by far, my favourite genre. I get a strange kind of high from story-lines that cause psychological discomfort in me, story-lines that make me question my own sanity and shatter my concept of reality. If you’re anything like me, you’re going to love the movies on […]
Psychosomatic illnesses (3 main causes)
Psychosomatic illnesses (psyche = mind, soma = body) are those illnesses that have no known biological or physical cause and the symptoms are caused or aggravated by psychological factors. In other words, psychological imbalances or issues that a person may be experiencing in their life are manifested as physical, biological illnesses! Despite their uncanny nature, psychosomatic […]