With regard to President Trump’s air strike against Syria, there appear to be two general schools of thought. School of thought # 1: It’s the right thing to do. Whenever a dictator crosses a line, especially such a blatant line, … Continue reading
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According to Edward Hallowell, M.D, the Harvard psychiatrist who wrote the highly influential “Driven to Distraction”: …You can’t have intimacy without attention. This sounds obvious but it’s worth emphasizing because in today’s world attention can’t be taken for granted. We … Continue reading
Couples ask me about money issues all the time. There are as many ways to deal with finances as there are individuals involved. One way is to maintain separate bank accounts. Another is to combine the money, no matter how … Continue reading
When Obama was president, Democrats condemned Republicans for trying to filibuster to block Obama’s Supreme Court nominee. Today, Republicans condemn Democrats for the exact same thing. Republicans condemn it now, Democrats condemned it then. What’s common to both sides? Lack … Continue reading
Events over the past few years have demonstrated that how we say things can change our view of them. For example, the other day a parent told me that her son “has anger issues.” Her comment referred to an unexplained, … Continue reading
The latest up and coming psychological disorder? It’s called “shame attraction.” The idea is that if you aren’t attracted to a given person for whatever reason, you should be shamed for it. Everyone is supposed to be attracted to everyone … Continue reading
On Sunday, President Trump tweeted, “Talks on Repealing and Replacing ObamaCare are, and have been, going on, and will continue until such time as a deal is hopefully struck.” But there’s a problem with deals: They’re worthless unless everyone agrees … Continue reading
Most psychiatrists and psychologists insist there’s no such thing as laziness. Everything is depression, they claim. Others say there’s no such thing as depression, and that it’s all laziness. What’s the truth? Is there such a thing as being lazy? … Continue reading
Dear Dr. Hurd, While waiting in line recently, a woman and I were having a casual conversation. In response to my question, she said she was a Job Coach and worked with students with ED, then further defined the acronym … Continue reading
The recent Obamacare “repeal and replace” debacle shows the truth once and for all: Most Republicans are socialists, too. Granted, they’re not ideological socialists. Neither are most Democrats, aside from the Bernie Sanders types. They support socialism when it’s convenient, … Continue reading
Sigh. Here we go again. Here’s the story: ISIS have thrown a young man to his death from a rooftop and pelted him with rocks after discovering he was gay. The barbaric mob released pictures of the public execution in … Continue reading