Are You Highly Emotionally Reactive? You May Be Stuck in Survival Mode

Want more posts like this in your life? Join the Tiny Buddha list for daily or weekly insights. “Survival mode is supposed to be a phase that helps save your life. It is not meant to be how you live.” ~Michele Rosenthal Childhood is the most cherished time for many. However, nobody gets to adulthood […]

5 Surefire Signs You Grew Up with an Emotionally Immature Parent

Want more posts like this in your life? Join the Tiny Buddha list for daily or weekly insights. “There’s no such thing as a ‘bad kid’—just angry, hurt, tired, scared, confused, impulsive ones expressing their feelings and needs the only way they know how. We owe it to every single one of them to always […]

What Does an Emotionally Regulated Adult Look Like?

What is your relationship with your emotions on a daily basis? Some of us might deny that we’re influenced by our feelings at all. Others might try to leave our emotions behind when we move into certain environments, like work or school. We may believe that particular emotions are “bad” or “negative”—and so aim to […]

Can You Get Emotionally Dependent on ChatGPT?

Mariam Zia, a 29-year-old product manager with a tech company, started using the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT as soon as it came out in November 2022. The Open AI tool quickly became the fastest-growing consumer software application in history, reaching over 100 million users in two months. Now it engages 800 million users weekly. “I […]

Are You in an Emotionally Abusive Relationship?

Source: MAYA LAB / Shutterstock I am often asked, “how do I know if I am in an emotionally abusive relationship?” And I always respond with, “Well, how do you feel in your relationship?” This response can be frustrating for those individuals who are looking for a checklist—an itemized list of specific behaviors that they […]