When The Desire To Be Needed Becomes Selfish

Written by: Matthew Sabatine The following article/post represents only the views of the author and not everyone at Common Issues. The desire to be needed is not abnormal. The strong desire to help others and contribute to society, I think, is arguably connected to our need for belongingness and positive self-esteem based on Maslow’s Hierarchy...

Perfectionism and Suicide! Do They Have a Relationship?

Written by: Matthew Sabatine This post/article represents only the views of the author and not everyone at Common Issues. “You are a perfectionist, Matthew.” This is the phrase I often heard from my mother and others when growing up. I always took it for granted, I suppose. But comparing myself from that time to who...

Has Evolution Hardwired Us to Be Sad?

Written by: Matthew Sabatine The following post/article represents only the views of the author and not everyone at Common Issues. I once heard that the human mind is like a theatre. That makes sense to me. We have evolving stories that we tell ourselves that help us orchestrate unity, purpose, meaning, self-enhancement, and contact with...