Loving your post and articles. Made me realize I shouldn’t give in to this “need” [of others] when [they] call me “selfish”…
Author Archives: DrHurd
Dr. Hurd on Fire!
Dr. Hurd is on fire!!! Maybe it will start waking up the ignorant and lazy.
What it Means When Others “Push Your Buttons”
“He pushes my buttons.” “She knows how to manipulate me.” We’re all familiar with, and at some time have felt, these particular expressions. What do they actually mean? Emotions move us. (The Latin root of the word, “emotion,” literally means … Continue reading
Have American College Campuses Finally Gone Bonkers?
As a mental health professional, people sometimes will ask me, “Am I crazy?” My reply usually goes like this: “If you were truly crazy, you wouldn’t possess the objectivity and rationality required to ask the question.” It’s the truth. But … Continue reading
Dissenters Are Now “Free Speech Nuts”
A mob hacked to death secular blogger Niloy Chakrabartu, who used the pen name Niloy Neel, on Friday in Bangladesh. He recently posted on Facebook that two strangers followed him after he attended a protest over Ananta Bijoy Das’s murder, … Continue reading
Life Requires Purpose All the Way to the End (DE Coast Press)
A Delaware Coast Press reader writes that he and his wife recently retired to a beautiful waterfront area near the beach. But in spite of that, he is not happy. It doesn’t have to do with anything specific; things are … Continue reading
James Madison on the 2016 Election
Sick of the 2016 election for U.S. President already? Check out the words and ideas of America’s founders — in this case, James Madison. Nobody today has a clue, but these men understood more than most of us now realize. … Continue reading
There’s No “I Love You” Without the “I” (DE Wave)
The Cape Region is a prime spot for charities, volunteering, and the like. But it’s important to remember that you should first nurture your sense of self before you donate your time or money to the many causes out there. … Continue reading
Uber vs. Small Town License Laws
Recently, an Uber driver was pulled over in Dewey Beach DE (near where I live) and fined over $500. The reason? Not having a town license for doing business. Reportedly, Uber has an agreement with the state of Delaware. It’s … Continue reading
Facts are Stubborn Things
History books will someday record that 2015 was the year Donald Trump called Megyn Kelly of Fox News a name. Mean, mean Donald Trump! In the meantime, Social Security, Medicare and the rest of the federal government are going broke. … Continue reading
Just How Bad is Obama’s Deal With Iran?
Obama’s deal with Iran is too much even for some of his hard-core supporters in Congress and elsewhere. High profile attorney Alan Dershowitz, long-time Democrat who has never voted Republican for President, is strongly against it. Democratic U.S. Senator Chuck … Continue reading
A Meaningful Life or A Happy One… Which One’s Better?
A reader wrote me in response to an article “Meaning Is Healthier Than Happiness” published in The Atlantic (8/1/13): Dr. Hurd, I’m curious if you have heard of this? Roy Baumeister who, in the late 1990s, equivocated self-esteem with Narcissism, … Continue reading