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Are ‘Swipe Left’ Dating Apps Bad for Our Mental Health?
Are ‘Swipe Left’ Dating Apps Bad for Our Mental Health?

Anxiety, Technology

Are ‘Swipe Left’ Dating Apps Bad for Our Mental Health?

Dating apps have taken the world by storm, but has the trend for swiping right or left to like or reject potential matches contributed to many people's unhappiness and low self-esteem? Following the end of her last relationship, Kirsty Finlayson, 28, did what many people do - she turned to dating apps to find love. [...]

By Generation Next|2021-03-03T15:35:03+11:00September 17th, 2018|Categories: Anxiety, Technology|Tags: anxiety, social validation, technology use, Tinder|0 Comments

Why is it so hard for some of us to keep things confidential?

Why is it so hard for some of us to keep things confidential? Psychologists suggest it has to do with our personality and what we've learned from our parents. The world is full of secrets. They range from the fascinating (who is the Mona Lisa?), to the dangerous (what is North Korea planning?) to the quirky [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2013-06-24T23:03:07+10:00June 24th, 2013|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Society & Culture|Tags: domino effect, habits, parenting, personal boundaries, professional boundaries, psychology, secret-keeping, secrets, social validation|0 Comments