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This article covers only part of what ‘personal boundaries’ means, why they matter and how to work out where yours lie. The subject is in fact enormous — you cannot describe all of it, and everyone's reasons are their own.

The life of William Marston (1893–1947), the founder of the DISC typology, was anything but dull: he built the lie detector, invented the comic-book heroine Wonder Woman, lived in a polyamorous family with two women and was drawn to BDSM, which he acted out under a pen name in feminist comics. The DISC test is just as many-sided: HR departments use it everywhere for hiring, while scientists cannot see the point of it — yet admit that it is stable. In truth it is simple: Marston arrived

We all know those mornings when we wake up and simply cannot shake off the sluggishness and drowsiness. Trying to perk up, many of you drink coffee, cup after cup, or reach for energy drinks throughout the day. But there are better, proven ways to get rid of morning fatigue and spend your day full of energy.

The link between stress and pain in the joints and the spine is obvious. One reason is the drop in the body's defences — the immune system — caused by stress. Inflammatory conditions flare up with new force, bringing on fresh bouts of back pain.