Everybody assumes that forgiveness is good, whether the person is sorry or not, and regardless of what the person has done. “Turn the other cheek,” they preach. What they fail to consider is that once you forgive away something bad, … Continue reading
Dr. Hurd: I really enjoy reading your thoughts and comments. A question please? What would you advocate to do to get the government out of health care? I agree with you that Medicare and Medicaid as well as the restrictions … Continue reading
Dr. Hurd wrote the following in an article entitled, “Charlie Sheen: Madness Manifest”: “[Charlie] Sheen is obviously some kind of nihilistic playboy who for whatever reasons now feels free to be his true self, to rant and rage as he … Continue reading
Empowerment consists of providing clients with the psychological tools to take charge of their lives as quickly as possible. It avoids the false alternative of silence vs. advice giving. The classic Freudian therapist says little to his client. On the … Continue reading
Recently I was talking with someone who said, “Can’t I be against Islam without being a racist?” It told her she’d get no argument from me. We agreed that the problem with Islam is that, as a religion, it’s committed … Continue reading
People who haven’t been in psychotherapy often ask: ‘What does a psychotherapist do? What happens in psychotherapy? The answer to this question is that we help people identify what’s bothering them about other people in their lives, and help them … Continue reading
The best way to raise financially responsible children is to teach them cause and effect. This means giving them logical consequences and explanations for your decisions. Give them choices when you can. When possible, let them in on your economic … Continue reading
Increasingly, it looks like either Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney will be the Republican alternative to the horrendous President Obama. Anyone who’s not a liberal already understands what’s wrong with Romney. In the first of a series, I’ll examine Gingrich’s … Continue reading
Where I live, in a tiny town on the Atlantic coast of tiny Delaware, I’m surrounded by the most liberal of Democrats. It’s like a mini-San Francisco of the east here. This gives me some good insight into what liberals are thinking … Continue reading
In an article entitled “Capitalism is Peaceful, Socialism is Force,” Dr. Hurd argued in favor of the capitalism side. A socialist/liberal responded to the article as follows: ‘Both systems are fantasies! Capitalism ignores human nature and reality just as much … Continue reading
I recently encountered a psychologist who said, in essence, “People are doing the best they can; and they’re getting something out of what they’re doing.” He maintained, and he’s right, that psychologists and therapists especially should keep this in mind. … Continue reading
Politicians like Mitt Romney and Barack Obama insist that there should be middle class tax cuts. Obama goes further and insists that these tax cuts be paid for by “the rich” (those making over $250,000 a year, his definition). The … Continue reading