Pain Management Techniques What Actually Works in Daily Life

Content Warning / Educational Disclaimer: This article post contains sensitive topics and reflects Open College UK Limited’s opinions for informational purposes only. Understanding your pain, managing and living with it! Suffering constant daily ongoing pain can be life changing and to put it simply an outright nightmare. Especially if you have to load yourself up with pain management pills daily, … Read More

Why Some People Feel Shame About Seeing a Therapist

Content Warning / Educational Disclaimer: This article post contains sensitive topics and reflects Open College UK Limited’s opinions for informational purposes only. Understanding the psychological and social effects from others onto you in undergoing therapy sessions. In this article I’m going to look at the shame that many people feel, when undertaking therapy sessions for the first time and how … Read More

UK Trespass Law Explained: How Far Can Someone Go on Your Property?

Content Warning / Educational Disclaimer: This article post contains sensitive topics and reflects Open College UK Limited’s opinions for informational purposes only. Q: Can someone really walk into your garden or even your home in the UK and not be arrested? A: In some situations, YES. Basic trespass is usually a civil matter, not a criminal offence, which means the … Read More

Perceptual Parsing in Psychology: How your Mind Breaks Reality into Meaning

Content Warning / Educational Disclaimer: This article post contains sensitive topics and reflects Open College UK Limited’s opinions for informational purposes only. Q: What is perceptual parsing? A: It’s how the mind splits raw experience into separate things like objects, sounds and meanings, something deep meditation practitioners notice directly (direct seeing) and psychology explains in detail. Perceptual Parsing Explained: How … Read More

The Psychology Behind Youth Mob Behaviour in UK City Centres & Shops

Content Warning / Educational Disclaimer: This article post contains sensitive topics and reflects Open College UK Limited’s opinions for informational purposes only. Q: Why are groups of young people gathering and causing disruption in UK city centres? A: Psychology points to group behaviour, social influence, and shifting attitudes toward authority, where individuals act very differently in crowds than they would … Read More

Bacterial Meningitis Warning Explained

Content Warning / Educational Disclaimer: This article post contains sensitive topics and reflects Open College UK Limited’s opinions for informational purposes only. Bacterial Meningitis Warning Explained Question: How is bacterial meningitis actually spread and should the average adult worry about catching it from everyday contact? Answer: Bacterial meningitis is a serious infection but it is not easily spread through casual … Read More

Why We Love Dogs More Than Humans?

Why Do We Love Dogs More Than Humans! Content Warning / Educational Disclaimer: This article post contains sensitive topics and reflects Open College UK Limited’s opinions for informational purposes only. Question: Why do we love dogs more than humans? Answer: Dogs give us safe unconditional love, and we need it. They are predictable, loyal and simple unlike humans, they do … Read More

Why It’s Difficult to Give Men Flowers

Content Warning / Educational Disclaimer: This article post contains sensitive topics and reflects Open College UK Limited’s opinions for informational purposes only. Why is it so Difficult for Men to Give Other Men Flowers? Question: Why do some men react awkwardly or defensively when given flowers by another men? Answer: Because flowers have been socially coded as romantic and feminine … Read More

Dyscalculia Explained

Content Warning / Educational Disclaimer: This article post contains sensitive topics and reflects Open College UK Limited’s opinions for informational purposes only. Question: What is dyscalculia and how does it affect someone’s ability to understand numbers? Answer: Dyscalculia is a learning difficulty that affects a person’s ability to understand numbers, perform calculations and grasp basic mathematical concepts. It is not … Read More

Snapback in Suppression: Risk of Pushing Feelings Away

Content Warning / Educational Disclaimer: This article post contains sensitive topics and reflects Open College UK Limited’s opinions for informational purposes only. Q: What is snapback in suppression and why is it risky? A: Snapback happens when the subconscious mind stores suppressed emotions and then releases them unexpectedly. Suppressing all feelings may seem safe but it creates hidden pressure that … Read More