In this three-part series, MYD explores the effects that technology has on our relationships and our lives. Just how much does screen time control us? Great friends make you happy. They even make you healthier and have positive effects on your immune system. In a 2012 article called “Connect to thrive”, Psychology Today lists some of the benefits …
We are all prone to forming expectations, especially when we’re in a relationship. Sometimes, though, what we expect and what we get don’t line up. “We probably cannot exist without forming expectations of our partners, but it is when our expectation subconsciously becomes an inflexible (unrealistic/irrational) demand, when it clashes with reality, that we become distressed,” says Heidi Burmeister-Nel, a clinical …
Threatening relationships the world over is the very thing that connects us to the world. It’s a catch 22 if ever there was one, but studies are pointing to the potential relationship wrecking status of too much technology time. Our need to connect could be robbing us of true connection with our loved ones. According to Elise Heikkinen-Johnstone, a personal …