New Study Shows 1 in 4 Millennials Don’t Have Any Friends

Bella Breakdown One in five Millennials, the generation born between 1980 and 1995, say they have no friends at all. The survey, conducted by the research company YouGov, surveyed more than 1,500 Americans and yielded alarming results. “A third of the 20- and 30-somethings also reported feeling lonely often or always, compared with 20 percent of Gen Xers and 15 percent of boomers,” The New York Post reported. On the bright side, 49 percent of Millennials said they have between one and four close friends, and 70 percent said they had a “best friend.” However, as the New York...

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What Your Closet Says About You

Bella Breakdown Your closet could be packed and your dresser drawers could be stocked to the brims, but you still might look inside of them and think, “Gosh, I have nothing to wear!”. This thought could actually be indicative of something much deeper than the fact that you are just bored with all of your current clothing. Fashion psychology has become an actual practice now. The way that we shop, wear our clothes, and keep our closets are possible insights into deeper psychological problems. If you find yourself buying the same color or same style of clothing, you could...

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How Do You Unpack Your Emotional Baggage? Experts Weigh In…

We as human beings, having had grown up, gone through rejection, gone through heartbreak, suffered severely traumatic experiences can’t help but procure some emotional baggage. It’s just part of life. We then bring that baggage into new situations and experiences (particularly relationships) where we can’t help but be triggered by behaviors or actions committed by our partners. First and foremost it’s important to acknowledge your baggage, and be upfront about why things make you feel the way they do. It’s also important to know how to “unpack” it, as suggested by psychologist Dr. Sue Varma and psychotherapist Kelley Kitley...

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Is It Okay To Cheat?

Bella Breakdown How would you react if I told you that cheating in a relationship is actually acceptable? I’m sure most people would immediately click off this article. Let me preface this all by saying I do not condone cheating on someone you have committed yourself to; however, there may be psychological and biological reasons that we feel the urge to cheat, even in the happiest of situations. Most obviously, cheating is a sign of an unhealthy relationship. If your partner consciously makes the decision to have an affair, it’s indicative that there are issues in communication and compatibility....

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