by Helen Papadopoulos | Mar 15, 2026 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
“Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes.” ~ @ debihope (Twitter January 2010). The quote above is one of the things I kept before I left Twitter (X) and other...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Mar 11, 2026 | Real Philosophy
In this article, I will do what I usually do by turning an accepted phrase, or philosophy upside down and inside out in order to look at it in a different way, as well as, a more truthful way (that is, I will express opinions that many people do not want to accept or...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Feb 20, 2026 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
Below you will find five reasons why therapy is sometimes ineffective: 1. Personality clashes This usually results when both people have very different world views, for example, an atheist and a Christian. The disagreements that would result from such an encounter...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Feb 18, 2026 | Real Mythology, Real Philosophy
Themistoclea was a priestess at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi; the priestesses were mentors and tutors to many ancient Greek philosophers. Themistoclea was Pythagoras’s teacher, teaching him moral doctrines, according to Diogenes Laërtius’s 3rd-century biography of...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Feb 12, 2026 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
Denial is….telling my friend in high school that I was in no way negatively affected by the sexual abuse I experienced in my childhood…”No, no, no…I’m FINE, really!” Denial is…a man not being able to function in the world...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Feb 3, 2026 | Real Mythology, Real Philosophy
I have profound respect for Aspasia. Aspasia was a renowned teacher of philosophers in Ancient Athens. Her home became an intellectual mecca which attracted other philosophers, such as, Socrates and Plato. She has often been referred to as a courtesan (high-class...
