Dear Dr. Hurd: I’m 53 years old.. I spend most of my time alone. Thirteen years ago, my wife and I broke up, and I simply cannot get over it. I know how silly it sounds, but when I think … Continue reading
Get Out of the Self-Imposed Prison
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A Therapist’s Reply to, “I Don’t Believe in Therapy”
I often hear of people who say, ‘I don’t believe in therapy.’ The premise of the statement is that therapy requires uncritical belief. This may be true of other things, but it’s not true of therapy. You can see for … Continue reading
Obama’s Pet Muslim Regime in Egypt Bites the Dust
The Obama administration-backed Egyptian government, backed in turn by the West-hating Muslim Brotherhood, has fallen. Egypt will install a new and improved government. Who knows how long that will last? But from America’s perspective, that’s not the point. The point … Continue reading
Thomas Jefferson: Still the One
The stupidity and willful ignorance of our present era cannot dull the force and wisdom of Jefferson’s ideas. Nothing ever will. Happy 4th of July: In celebration of what might have been, and what one day will be again. All … Continue reading
Get past the past! (DE Coast Press)
A popular misconception about psychotherapy is that it’s all about the past. This probably stems from the clich image of the bearded Freudian psychoanalyst quietly dozing in his leather chair — not to mention the circus parade of insipid ‘self-help’ … Continue reading
Edward Snowden: Traitor by What Definition?
It’s now an undisputed fact, in the minds of most: Edward Snowden, the man who exposed the U.S. government for spying on private, law-abiding citizens, is a traitor. Exactly how did this label get smuggled in to the whole controversy … Continue reading
Erich Fromm on Love
‘Love is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise. If love were only a feeling, there would be no basis for the promise to love each other forever. A feeling comes and it may go. How can … Continue reading
Programming the Brain (DE Wave)
A new University of Wisconsin-Madison imaging study shows the brains of people with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) have weaker connections between a brain structure that controls emotional response, and the amygdala, which plays a key role in the processing of … Continue reading
What the Heck is “Emotional Intelligence”?
A reader writes in about what a friend of his had to say about emotions and reason: ‘My conversation partner stated, ‘An emotion is independent of reason. While it might come from a value judgment or past experience, it occurs … Continue reading
When Friends Disappoint, What to Do?
Dear Dr. Hurd, A few weeks ago my wife returned home from the hospital after a serious surgical procedure. My wife and I are happy that she is making a swift recovery but there is one thing that has got … Continue reading
Paula Deen: It Ain’t All About the ‘N’ Word
Paula Deen, the Food Network celebrity, has been fired for her use of the racial slur ‘N’ word. Did she use it on television? Did she utter it publicly and insultingly, like Michael Richards, former star of ‘Seinfeld,’ did a … Continue reading
Government Never Has, and Never Will, Create Progress
A reader of mine recently wrote: I noticed in general the government solution to a problem is not to create but to cut something. In Florida, the solution of water supply is not to find ways to have more water … Continue reading