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Category: Psychology & Self-Improvement

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The Psychological Impact of Lockdowns

Posted on March 31, 2020 by DrHurd

From the perspective of a mental health professional who still counsels people every day: What’s going on psychologically in this crisis? Stir-craziness. Cabin fever. People have been denied their sense of purpose. They also have lost their sense of choice. … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

The Weakness of Dictators

Posted on February 27, 2020 by DrHurd

Dictators and tyrants are weak, neurotic and fragile people. What keeps them afloat is attention and fear from others by exercising power over them. They are children in adult bodies, with adult cognition and hopelessly immature emotional responses. Giving them … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

A Word of Caution About Marital Therapy

Posted on January 26, 2020 by DrHurd

Some couples seek marriage therapy for the wrong reasons. Often subconsciously, one or both parties doesn’t want a solution. Instead, one spouse wants to see the other humiliated, shamed and/or corrected. By whom? By the therapist. On one level, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

Self-Control: Why Have It?

Posted on December 21, 2019 by DrHurd

A recent study described at Psychology Today confirms the obvious: People with greater self-control are more likely to achieve their goals. “Goals” mean anything from planning your day to having a rewarding career to losing weight. The less obvious question: … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

The Chronically Late Person You Know

Posted on December 11, 2019 by DrHurd

“There are few habits as infuriating as someone making us wait. But, despite what may be running through your mind as you’re kept waiting again, it’s unlikely your friends and colleagues are just being selfish. A look into the psychology … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

The Joys of Gratitude

Posted on November 28, 2019 by DrHurd

Gratitude is not an empty obligation. It’s not something you express as a duty. You’re grateful because you want to be, and you let yourself be. Gratitude is an expression of justice. It’s a way of acknowledging: “I know someone … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

How the Mind Works — and How We Got a Generation of Snowflakes

Posted on November 26, 2019 by DrHurd

We all have a conscious mind and a subconscious mind. The conscious mind refers to what we actually THINK. The subconscious mind contains all kinds of things — what we used to think, what we sometimes think, what we agree … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

Everybody Wants to Be a Victim

Posted on November 20, 2019 by DrHurd

Everybody wants to be a victim. It pays psychologically, in our culture, to be a victim. But why? What value or virtue is there in being a victim? Sometimes we admire people who really ARE victims in what they overcame. … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

Why It Doesn’t Matter if Others Like You

Posted on November 15, 2019 by DrHurd

If YOU like yourself, and someone else doesn’t like YOU — then it doesn’t matter. Why should you care about the opinion of someone who doesn’t value what you value? If you DON’T like yourself, then look at that issue … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

Mental Health Professionals Are Doing Transgender Persons a Disservice

Posted on November 10, 2019 by DrHurd

Check out this amazing, touching and highly informative interview by Candace Owens of transgender surgery “survivor” Walt Heyer. Walt was dressed as a girl as a young boy by a disturbed grandmother, and later sexually molested by an uncle. Those … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

The Unhealthy Thinking Behind “It’s Not FAIR!”

Posted on November 5, 2019 by DrHurd

“Transgender Man: Women Won’t Date Me, And That’s Not Fair” (headline of a Daily Wire article) I won’t even read the article. I could not care less about what the transgender man/woman has to say. I really don’t care at … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

“Tyrants Don’t Get Rid of Rules; They Pile Them On” (Strassel)

Posted on October 31, 2019 by DrHurd

“Obama finished his final 2016 calendar year with an all-time Federal Register record of 95,894 pages. A year later, on December 29, 2017, the first year of Trump, the Federal Register concluded at 61,308 pages. It was the lowest count … Continue reading →

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