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Morbid Curiosities

Why everyone loves a good train wreck.

Marriage
The Second Time Around

Eric G Wilson Ph.D. on February 4, 2021

A second marriage offers opportunities for happiness that a first nuptial does not. But you don't need to divorce to reap the rewards of a second marriage. It's a state of mind.

A second marriage offers opportunities for happiness that a first nuptial does not. But you don't need to divorce to reap the rewards of a second marriage. It's a state of mind.

Authenticity
Finding Truth and Authenticity in an Age of Irony

Eric G Wilson Ph.D. on May 27, 2015

The artist—and we all are artists, good, bad, or ugly—expands the ordinary into the extraordinary or condenses the extraordinary into the common. He, she, enchants the cosmos.

The artist—and we all are artists, good, bad, or ugly—expands the ordinary into the extraordinary or condenses the extraordinary into the common. He, she, enchants the cosmos.

Happiness
Fake Your Way to Happiness

Eric G Wilson Ph.D. on May 12, 2015

The idea that our identities are not set in stone but novels in the making is exhilarating. It grants us freedom, especially if we are depressed, to create a more vital character.

The idea that our identities are not set in stone but novels in the making is exhilarating. It grants us freedom, especially if we are depressed, to create a more vital character.

Child Development
Imagining an Authentic Life

Eric G Wilson Ph.D. on May 5, 2015

Stop trying to be true to yourself, because there's no self to be true to. You are a character in a fiction of your own making, constantly revising your narrative to adapt to your circumstances. If you don't like your life, change your story.

Stop trying to be true to yourself, because there's no self to be true to. You are a character in a fiction of your own making, constantly revising your narrative to adapt to your circumstances. If you don't like your life, change your story.

Relationships
Why We Love Dead Things

Eric G Wilson Ph.D. on November 28, 2011

Romance at its height worships the crypt. Sex is best with one foot in the grave. Halloween is the true Valentine's Day. We've all gone Goth.

Romance at its height worships the crypt. Sex is best with one foot in the grave. Halloween is the true Valentine's Day. We've all gone Goth.