Why We Turn Life Problems Into Emotional “Diseases”

…he wanted; it was control over others. In such situations, neither escalate nor enable. It’s his responsibility to “cure” his “intermittent explosive disorder” on his own time, not yours — and not his pharmacist’s.     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 D… Continue reading

Control and Serenity Don’t Mix (DE Wave)

…xcuse. Or, a man may molest children because he was molested as a child. A valid explanation? Maybe. But NOT a valid excuse. People with strong moral standards often get frustrated because they can’t distinguish between explanations and excuses. If someone speeds by them in traffic, a mentally healthy person will think, “Maybe he has a valid reason; maybe he doesn’t. Either way, I’ll stay out of his way.” However, a chronically frustrated person m… Continue reading

Getting Angry Over What You Cannot Control (DE Wave)

…xcuse. Or, a man may molest children because he was molested as a child. A valid explanation? Maybe. But NOT a valid excuse. People with strong moral standards often get frustrated because they can’t distinguish between explanations and excuses. If someone speeds by them in traffic, a mentally healthy person will think, “Maybe he has a valid reason; maybe he doesn’t. Either way, I’ll stay out of his way.” However, a chronically frustrated person m… Continue reading

Can Anxiety Stop Your Breathing?

…chemotherapy,” then your emotional response of “danger ahead” is perfectly valid. However, in most cases with what’s called anxiety disorder, there is no valid basis for the anxiety. (Psychiatry classifies it as “adjustment disorder” if the anxiety is in response to an objectively valid stressor.) It’s false to claim, “I suffer from anxiety disorder” if you’re implying, as this reader does, that physical factors are the cause your thoughts, belief… Continue reading

The Psychology of Anger (Part 4 of 4)

…of staying with logic and facts. If someone important to you—a spouse, for example—becomes defensive or hostile, then she’s probably starting to lose touch with the facts. You will do your relationship, the person with whom you’re in temporary conflict, and even yourself no service by starting to place emotions over reason. Whatever you do, don’t allow yourself to escalate simply because it might feel good to do so. Think of a food fight in a high… Continue reading

“Only Let Us Hurry and Open the Roads” (Wilbur Wright)

…flights. This demonstration of my inability as a prophet gave me such a shock that I have ever since distrusted myself and have refrained from all prediction–as my friends of the press, especially, well know. But it is not really necessary to look too far into the future; we see enough already to be certain that it will be magnificent. Only let us hurry and open the roads. — Wilbur Wright, quoted in The Wright Brothers by David McCullough… Continue reading

Conspiracy Theory? IT’S ALL DONE OUT IN THE OPEN.

…eating his own destroyer. It has to stop.     Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Charleston SC). 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, drmichaelhurd on Instagram, Michael Hurd Ph.D. on LinkedIn, @DrHurd on TruthSocial   Why Get Help? Solution-focused life coaching with Dr. H… Continue reading

America Masquerades as a Free, Open Society

…been deleted? We live in a closed and repressed society masquerading as a free, robust and open one.     Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Charleston SC). 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, drmichaelhurd on Instagram, Michael Hurd Ph.D. on LinkedIn, @DrHurd on TruthSoci… Continue reading

A Free Market in Medicine Would Solve Our Problems

…fields of medicine and medical insurance look today. It would be free and open competition. Charity would likewise be free and open, without all the red tape, centrally planned, command-and-control policies and procedures emanating from Washington DC. A free market would do for medical care and insurance what relatively free markets already do for smart phones, computers, groceries, automobiles, restaurants and so many other things. Instead of de… Continue reading

Is Free Will a Myth?

…re’s a good, inspiring friend or role model for you! The arguments against free will come from every direction. Religion often teaches there’s no free will because, it claims, everything is controlled by god. Fascists and socialists find it convenient to preach against free will because it means more power and influence for them, and their programs for social control. As comedian-philosopher George Carlin used to say, it’s all B.S. — and it’s all… Continue reading

DSM-V Exposes Psychiatry as the “Science” of Majority Vote and Focus Groups

…re usually is no evidence for accepting such a premise. There are no blood tests, DNA tests, X-rays or anything equivalent for establishing that there is such a thing as this or that ‘disorder.’ This leads to some rather absurd entanglements when it comes time to approve or ‘vote’ on the final version of the manual. For example, the new diagnosis of ‘mixed anxiety depressive disorder’ was dropped. Why? Because enough people who didn’t like the dis… Continue reading