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A Slightly Different Take on Thanksgiving

Posted on November 27, 2019 by DrHurd

Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful. That sounds very nice, but it’s a bit too general for my taste. I like to look at Thanksgiving as a time of perspective: To think about what’s right, both with the world … Continue reading →

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The Perils of Magical Thinking

Posted on November 26, 2019 by DrHurd

We all know people who dwell on the negative aspects of things. They set their sights low, curb their expectations, and hope it will keep bad things from happening to them. That mindset is called “magical thinking.” Examples include rituals … Continue reading →

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How to Cope When You Think Everyone’s Against You

Posted on November 20, 2019 by DrHurd

Two approaches to life characterize the majority of human interactions. One is the adversarial mentality; the other is the realistic mentality. The adversarial mentality rests upon illogical but (to some people) emotionally appealing ideas about how human beings get along … Continue reading →

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How Important is Your Marriage or Relationship to You?

Posted on November 19, 2019 by DrHurd

It’s easy to lose perspective when you have doubts about your relationship. But sometimes a temporary setback can be mitigated by asking yourself one question: “Does my relationship/marriage make my life better than it otherwise would be?” In other words, … Continue reading →

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Your Happiness is Serious Business

Posted on November 13, 2019 by DrHurd

People occasionally confide to me that they don’t believe in psychotherapy. When I ask them to clarify, it often boils down to the idea that therapy requires “uncritical belief.” Though that’s sadly true of many things nowadays, it’s certainly not … Continue reading →

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The Mob Psychology of Black Friday

Posted on November 12, 2019 by DrHurd

With the spectre of the Black Friday Christmas shopping on the horizon, I always receive reader emails saying that they don’t get the idea of gift giving for the sake of gift giving. They all make reference to the midnight … Continue reading →

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True Motivation Cannot be Learned

Posted on November 6, 2019 by DrHurd

A motivational speaker candidly writes, “I often bring a magic wand to my face-to-face seminars and university classes. The audience usually emits a loud chuckle when I ask for a volunteer and proceed to wave my magic wand over their … Continue reading →

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What Therapists Mean by ‘Abandonment’

Posted on November 5, 2019 by DrHurd

The idea of being abandoned, in just about any context, is awful. And interestingly enough, it ends up being a fairly common topic of conversation in my office. Let’s take a closer look: When therapists speak of “abandonment issues”, they’re … Continue reading →

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The Therapeutic Effects of Music

Posted on October 30, 2019 by DrHurd

By the time you read this, the final notes of this year’s Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival will have faded away. Why does music have such a magnetic effect on us? From the amateur flailings of semi-sober karaoke all the way … Continue reading →

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Therapy isn’t What You Think it is.

Posted on October 29, 2019 by DrHurd

There are all kinds of myths about therapy. Many have been perpetrated by all that feel-good nonsense on daytime TV where unwitting victims have been led to believe that their therapy visit will be an instant cure for whatever ails … Continue reading →

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Getting Out of Your Own Way in Ten Easy Steps

Posted on October 23, 2019 by DrHurd

After practicing psychotherapy professionally for over 30 years, one can’t help but notice patterns. Problems may take different forms, but the core issues often fall into just a few categories. Life doesn’t need to be as hard as some people … Continue reading →

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Some wage an ongoing battle with food

Posted on October 22, 2019 by DrHurd

I often encounter people who are clearly at war with food. They announce proudly, “I stay away from pizza”, or “I would never eat fried chicken”, or “No way — no dessert for me … not ever!” Of course, each … Continue reading →

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