What happens when you and your partner are on different sleep-wake schedules? Do you experience anxiety when waiting on a text reply? What about social media — how is it affecting both your brain and your body? Find out within this week’s Psychology Around the Net.

Couples on Different Sleep Schedules Can Expect Conflict — and Adapt: If “[e]xperts think couples tend to have more stable sleep-wake routines and help co-regulate each other,” what happens when the two have sleep-wake schedules completely out of whack with one another?

How Social Media Affects Your Brain and Body: Would you believe the need to always be online shares brain similarities to other forms of addiction? That it reduces multi-tasking abilities, affects memory, and tries to rewire the nervous systems? Could be true…

Sibling Bullying Increases Depression Risk: A study led by the University of Oxford suggests children bullied by a sibling can lead to depression later in life.

How Understanding Can Lead to Forgiveness and Fulfillment: One touching story explains how better understanding people and situations can help you forgive and go on to experience fulfillment in your life.

Bubbles Carry a Lot of Weight: How much anxiety do you experience in between the time you send a text and when you finally receive a response?

How Should We Talk About Animal Emotions?: Ever wonder if your pet shows you signs of jealousy or sadness? Check out this quick podcast on how animals — if they do — show signs of emotions to humans.

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    Last reviewed: By John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on 11 Sep 2014
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