Psychotherapy and psychological counseling refer to a process of self-change. However, not everyone wants to change. Even people in therapy don’t always want to change. Of course, psychotherapy clients want relief from their symptoms, depression, anxiety, and other painful emotions. … Continue reading
There’s no law (at least yet) saying you have to make New Year’s resolutions. Nor is there a law forbidding you from making resolutions any time during the year. What’s the point of a resolution, anyway? To make your life … Continue reading
In most cases, when people call another person “crazy” they don’t really mean “mentally ill”. What they really mean is: “I don’t agree with you.” The psychiatric definition of “crazy” means sensory hallucinations and/or delusions. Delusions have to be obvious, … Continue reading
The World Health Organization is considering adding “gaming disorder” to the list of mental health conditions in its next update of the International Classification of Diseases. The defining point of where a medical gaming disorder exists, as opposed to just … Continue reading
“Renowned Harvard Psychologist Jerome Kagan Says ADHD is Largely a Fraud”, says the headline. I’ve been saying this since 1996 or so. Glad that Harvard is finally on board. What’s the problem with ADHD? It’s such a vague diagnostic category … Continue reading
Last year, a lot of people told me there was Trump Derangement Syndrome in evidence at Thanksgiving and Christmas. It was right after the presidential election. If what I’m hearing from people lately is any indication, this year will be … Continue reading
Writing at Psychology Today, psychotherapist Amy Morin offers “10 Reasons American Teens Are More Anxious Than Ever”. Do we really know teens are more anxious than ever? More anxious compared to when? And how do we know? We can’t take … Continue reading
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained. –Marie Curie … Continue reading
An opinion column by Tomi Lahren reads: “‘Self-Righteous, Gun-Hating Liberals’ Using Texas Tragedy to Push Gun Control. Lahren is responding to the self-righteous tweet by Chelsea Handler on Sunday that read: “Innocent people go to church on Sunday to honor … Continue reading
I have been a mental health professional for many years. One of the characteristics I notice of severely emotionally troubled people? Surprise and indignation when an irrational or evil person keeps doing the same thing over and over again — … Continue reading
A man has come forward to allege that he and Kevin Spacey engaged in a sexual relationship when he was 14 and the actor was 24, but Spacey denies the claims. The news comes amid reports that the star has … Continue reading
The following is by Dr. Stanton Samenow, author of the definitive work on criminal psychology, “Inside the Criminal Mind”. I am writing this in the aftermath of the horrific and largest mass shooting in U.S. history, the killing of 59 … Continue reading