Pope Francis’ Guilt Trip

…on a daily basis: Shake his finger at us and exclaim, “How dare you be so comfortable, accomplished and successful! You selfish pigs! Renounce your comforts and give them up for the poor, for your neighbor, (your Pope, your President) for society, for God — anybody or anything but yourselves.” He’s more explicit about it — but that’s what he’s after. Before leaving Havana, Cuba, the Pope said: “If you are without sin, throw the first stone, but o… Continue reading

Why Be So Afraid of Fear? (DE Coast Press)

…, “Bad Therapy, Good Therapy and How to Tell the Difference” (available at www.DrHurd.com, by the way), outlines step-by-step methods of being brutally honest with yourself about what you’re feeling, including ways to challenge your feelings when they’re wrong. All this empowers you to live your life fully and take on challenges in spite of your fears. The most common mistake I see people make is to avoid things for no other reason than unfounded… Continue reading

Myths and Truths About OCD (DE Wave)

…leave the house, much less drive, shop or interact socially. The Obsessive Compulsive Foundation (www.ocfoundation.org) defines OCD as a neurobiological (physical) problem, as opposed to a psychological (mental) one. But they also acknowledge that no genetic or other link to physiology has yet been established. Whatever the cause, all obsessions involve out-of-control thoughts or impulses to do certain things over and over again. Compulsions are t… Continue reading

Think Young, Age Gracefully! (DE Coast Press)

…Therapy, Good Therapy (And How to Tell the Difference)” [available only at www.DrHurd.com], I coined the phrase “psychological entrepreneurism” in which negative situations, while still acknowledged as negative, are turned into opportunities and new experiences. These are just a few of the things that people who age happily will tell you. Take it from them, not from me. Elderly people who thrive with a positive point of view are the most interesti… Continue reading

The Lion Roars

…ue in the name of “objectivity”. Not today. See for yourself here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c3IQUnyGps   Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage in back-and-forth discussion with Dr. Hurd on topics of interest. Also follow Dr. Hurd on Twitter at @MichaelJHurd1 Dr. Hurd’s writings read on the air by Rush Limbaugh! Read more HERE…. Continue reading

President Trump’s Speech Today on National Security: Insert Applause Here

…good in America. That’s why both will hate this speech. It’s also why it’s a magnificent one. Bravo, President Trump. I thought America was done for after electing Barack Obama not once but twice. Reports of America’s death may have been just a tiny bit premature. We shall soon see.     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhptjA85IMg&sns=fb Listen to tons of BRAND NEW podcasts HERE! Just Posted! Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd”… Continue reading

What’s Up With the Super Bowl Rioting in Philadelphia?

…the moment — to them — it seems like a rare and special thing, something they want to fully experience. Call it psychological drunkenness, with no alcohol or drugs required. Throw in heavy doses of alcohol and entitlement psychology, and there you have it.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMbnke7Ud-M   Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and e… Continue reading

How and Why America Became “The Outrage Society”

…and then likewise determine you, the alleged victimizer — and then they’re coming to get you! Victim-outrage calls itself sensitive and empathic and yet in a crudely hypocritical matter has degenerated into the meanest, nastiest bunch of irate sycophants the world has seen since the peak eras of the Nazis and the Communists. That explains today’s outrage culture. It’s based on a sense of victimhood in people who really are not victims. They think… Continue reading

#WalkAway Campaign- WHY I LEFT LIBERALISM & THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

…ves the Republican Party or conservative/libertarian movement to become a leftist? But there are more and more leftists/Democrats going the other way. They just can’t stand the irrationality and the tyranny. TRUST ME. Listen to this short video. It says it all. #WalkAway   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pjs7uoOkag   Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles a… Continue reading