Christopher J Hopwood

Professor of Personality Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Christopher J Hopwood is professor of personality psychology at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. His research focuses on personality, mental health, interpersonal process, psychotherapy, and human-animal relations. His recent interest in emptiness was inspired by his clinical experiences and his former student, Adrian Price. You can follow him at @chopwood.bsky.social

Written by Christopher J Hopwood

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Feeling nothing can be as devastating as feeling too much

Emotional ‘emptiness’ is a damaging, underexplored phenomenon. Better understanding it could help steer people to fulfilment

by Christopher J Hopwood