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Category: Life’s a Beach!

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Anticipation Can Cause Stress

Posted on June 15, 2021 by DrHurd

A friend told me recently that she wants to stop “mining for issues.”  I liked her metaphor! She told me that she found herself actually looking for things to be anxious and worried about. Looking back at my clinical experience, … Continue reading →

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The Art – and Science – of Setting Boundaries

Posted on June 9, 2021 by DrHurd

Remember “The Dog Whisperer” on National Geographic Channel? It featured the celebrated dog behavior specialist, Cesar Millan. His common-sense approach to controlling the conduct of dogs worked perfectly, time after time. Interestingly, in every episode it became obvious that the … Continue reading →

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Depressed? Try Turning OFF Your TV/Phone/Computer

Posted on June 8, 2021 by DrHurd

It amazes me how people act like smart consumers in some situations, and like helpless pawns in others. Consider the way most of us handle the news — especially television news. I don’t care which news station you watch; they … Continue reading →

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Quitting Cigarettes: You’ve Got to Convince Yourself First

Posted on June 2, 2021 by DrHurd

A reader tells me that she has successfully reduced her cigarette intake from 22 to only 6 a day. Now she’s stuck, and asks for advice on how to end the habit altogether. Your mistake, dear Reader, was that you … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Change Others, But Can You Influence Them?

Posted on June 1, 2021 by DrHurd

A reader sent me a comment about one of my columns where I suggested that the biggest mistake people make is to try to change others. She agrees that the choice of what to think and do will always be … Continue reading →

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Your Number One Priority Must be Yourself (YES…it’s true!)

Posted on May 26, 2021 by DrHurd

A website visitor writes that a longtime acquaintance of hers recently passed away. The upshot is that most people didn’t like the woman who died. She was obnoxious and spread bad rumors about everyone. The reader writes that those who … Continue reading →

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No Pill can Make You Responsible for Your Life

Posted on May 25, 2021 by DrHurd

A reader emails: “Dear Dr. Hurd, my brother is 32. He doesn’t work. He, his wife and daughter live with our mother. They scrape by on disability, food stamps and our Mom’s generosity. I believe that his disrespect and mooching … Continue reading →

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Irrational Fears: Let Me Introduce You to Reason

Posted on May 19, 2021 by DrHurd

A Delaware Coast Press reader emails, “Dear Dr. Hurd, I am afraid of blood pressure measurements. It started three years ago when I had a panic attack. My blood pressure was high, and the emergency medical team mistook it for … Continue reading →

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Is “Turning the Other Cheek” Really the Way to Go?

Posted on May 18, 2021 by DrHurd

A few years ago I wrote an article entitled “I’m So Sorry!” The two celebrities who inspired my commentary back then were none other than Lindsay Lohan (actress turned professional addict) and Levi Johnston (former on-again/off-again fiancée of Sarah Palin’s … Continue reading →

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Defeat Addiction by Changing the Way You Think

Posted on May 12, 2021 by DrHurd

The subject of addiction has been perpetually bogged down in inane political correctness and “feel-good” labels. But no matter how you label it, America is an addictive society. My definition of addiction has grown out of almost 35 years of … Continue reading →

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Raising Teens: Who Owes Whom?

Posted on May 11, 2021 by DrHurd

A Delaware Wave reader tells me that she’s frustrated with her teenage son. She wants to remind him that he should at least listen to her suggestions and opinions since she’s still paying for everything. Well, dear Reader, the first … Continue reading →

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How Divorce Affects the Friends

Posted on May 5, 2021 by DrHurd

It’s sad but true, and it happens all the time: A couple gets divorced. There are no kids, and it’s not about money. The problem is that their friends take sides: They shun one of the partners with no explanation. … Continue reading →

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