How a Controlling Upbringing Makes You Unmotivated

Plus 3 steps to learning new skills. [View this email in your browser]( Welcome to your weekly mental health break. Keeping you updated on all things psychology, relationship & mental-health related. [How a Controlling Upbringing Makes You Unmotivated]( Controlling child-rearing can lead the child to feeling unmotivated, empty, aimless, passive, and selfless as they get older. [Narcissist’s Bad Definition of You vs the Good Person You Really Are]( They created an identity for you in their minds and disseminated it with their words. But were they right? [How to Create a Realistic Morning Routine]( Talk to any personal development or self-improvement guru, and they’ll tell you the importance of the morning routine. [The Anatomy of Greed]( To understand anyone all you need to discover is what sits on the throne of their heart. [3 Steps to Learning New Skills]( Our behavior can be changed with conscious, deliberate mental effort, but we need to understand these three facts. 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