Victoriya Makrishcheva

12.06.2023

Literature can be toxic or elevating

About seven years ago I took a course called Literature and Mental Health, I wanted to better understand how bibliotherapy works. I learned that through reading […]
01.06.2023

Who do I work with?

I work with mentally healthy people who are functional in the world, but want more, they want to improve some parts of their life and reach […]
27.05.2023

Two factors that prevent people making optimal choices

Two major factors that prevent people from making optimal decisions are: 1. Immaturity, the fear of growing up and taking psychological responsibility for oneself. Often it […]
22.05.2023

Test to find whether you made the right decision

Answer following three questions: 1. Did the quality of your life improve after making this choice?2. Did it bring more joy in your everyday life?3. Did […]
21.05.2023

Adulthood and choices we make under stress 

According to a study published in the Journal of Family Psychology, 18 to 25 year olds felt that accepting responsibility for the consequences of their actions […]
21.05.2023

We are faced with different types of inner conflicts

Sometimes inner conflict lies in discerning reality from illusion.For example, when we are trying to achieve a goal and face an obstacle. The goal or the […]
21.05.2023

Envy and Jealousy

This post is inspired by a few recent discussions about envy and jealousy. It took me years of self-study and research to understand the difference between envy […]
19.05.2023

To evolve or not to evolve

For many an expression of changing oneself sounds like breaking oneself or betraying oneself. How about evolution? Living things evolve, if they don’t evolve they die, […]
19.05.2023

What makes decision making difficult?

We know that fear of failure, lack of confidence or information makes decision making difficult. But what is the real driving force behind complicated decisions? Difficult […]