People, all of them, have stories and secrets we’ll never know, so we project our best guess. We fill in the blanks of their lives. We write a quick story and believe it but we don’t give them a chance to read it, critique it, help us see that we create assumptions instead of connection when we c...

• Many people find it uncomfortable to trust the other person or to get too emotionally close.
• They are self-sufficient and do not need emotional intimacy.
• They quickly pull away and ‘go in a cave’ when rejected or hurt.
• Having neg...

Paradoxically, in the times of disaster, when everything is breaking down, one’s mental health shows an improvement. A connection or bonding is formed due to everyone facing the same disaster. Situations requiring trust, co-dependence and sacrifice keep appearing for us to be able to survive, rem...