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Catastrophic Thinking: Of Mountains and Molehills and Worry
Do you make mountains out of molehills? This is a more severe issue that may appear on the surface. Whenever anyone spilled anything on the tablecloth, even just a glass Read more
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Aging and Loneliness, A Killer Combination
"Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, the last of life, for which the first was made. Our times are in his hand who saith, 'A Read more
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Health and Higher Education: To Not Get an Education is Heart Breaking
During the past twenty or more years, I have listened to the complaints of high school students, their families, and the public. The same complaint: "Why do we need a Read more
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Guess What? There are Health Benefits to Cursing
The other day, I caught my finger as I closed the top of my Nespresso machine to make a cup of coffee. Spontaneously and without thought, I shouted out several Read more
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Road Rage
"A patient arrived in the office for his psychotherapy appointment. He was visibly agitated, and when I asked him what happened, he reported the following incident: He was driving out of Read more
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On Self-Hatred
In my forty years of work as a psychotherapist, I have come across countless people who are extremely unhappy with themselves. Their dissatisfaction varies, but the overall impact is that Read more
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Dogs and Health, A Winning Combination
We know that exercise is good for the heart. We know that having companionship is good for health. But did you know that owning a dog helps relieve stress and Read more
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On Feeling Lonely and Isolated
"Its deeply seated in me The birds are chirping I can hear the voices My kids are chatting around But I feel lonely, I am a lonely person…… " Poem by Asma Khan What is loneliness? How is Read more
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Laughing and Laughter
Laughter as a relief for stress Read more
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Depression vs. Grief
Losing a loved one is a jarring and tragic experience. It brings on a period of grief and mourning filled with feelings of sadness, anxiety, guilt, and reliving of the past Read more
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Journaling and Mental Health
For example: "You have been through a difficult and traumatizing divorce. When all was over, you felt a sense of relief besides exhaustion and some depression. Several months have passed and Read more
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The Pandemic, War, The Economy and Mental Health
Along with American citizens and people worldwide, I am extremely upset about the Pandemic, Ukraine, Russia, and the economy. Many friends, family, and clients say that they believed the Pandemic was Read more
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Teenagers, Depression and Suicide
Most of us remember our teenage years as being very difficult. I have heard many adults, friends, family members, clients, and others unequivocally state that they would never want to revisit Read more
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Holding On To Resentment is Like Grasping a Hot Coal
"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned." ~Buddha "Resentment is a highly Read more
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War, It Never Ends
As an American citizen and Jewish, I am extremely upset about Ukraine, Putin, and Russia. I was born in 1942, in the middle of WW 11. My grandfather’s youngest, Uncle Read more
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Trauma and Gaslighting
Gaslighting Quotes That Capture This Emotional Manipulation "Gaslighting is mind control to make victims doubt their reality." — Tracy Malone."Gaslighting is a subtle form of emotional manipulation that often results in Read more