How do you deal with toxic behaviors? Henry has a sister with a bad mouth. She criticizes, judges, and puts people down. Henry visits his bedridden 85-year-old Mom. His Mom lives with his sister who mistreats and lashes out at her daily. How does Henry deal with the toxic behaviors of his sister? This is… Continue reading How Do You Deal With Toxic Behaviors?
Understanding Shame and Its Cure
Psychotherapy is the business of understanding shame and its cure. “I feel ashamed,” said a teenager about his years of pornography habit. “It gets me to think of killing my self.” In my life when I was a teenager, I got hooked in chess and collecting chess books. I played in tournaments and needed resources… Continue reading Understanding Shame and Its Cure
Is It Addictive Sex or Healthy Sex?
Ask yourself a question about your personal sexuality: Is it addictive sex or healthy sex? Arnie feels trapped. He can’t control the almost-daily habit. His porn and casual sex with masseurs in the spa. After work, that’s when his addictive sexuality strikes. A time when he feels tired, drained, or bored. Arnie uses addictive sex… Continue reading Is It Addictive Sex or Healthy Sex?
Do You Have GAD?
Do you have GAD? GAD stands for generalized anxiety disorder. It differs from normal, short-lived worry. A person with GAD does not experience the world in an ordinary way. A mother and daughter visited a Covid swab facility. It’s same event yet different reactions. The mother conceptualized and experienced it as terrifying, even catastrophic. The… Continue reading Do You Have GAD?
You Can Be Young Throughout Life
You can be young throughout life. The brilliant cellist Pablo Casals was 90. Lots of people his age would obsess over death or illness. And talk gloomily. But not Pablo. He thought and talked of new life instead. He remained active. Each day, Pablo was reborn playing his music to the world. PsychoCybernetics founder, Dr.… Continue reading You Can Be Young Throughout Life
Practice Affirming the Unaffirmed
Practice affirming the unaffirmed. It can be a most important single factor in effective psychotherapy. Harry was a mental health worker in a psych facility. He didn’t train in psychotherapy. But he knew what to give to a mentally disturbed person. One of the sickest patients he had was a psychotic woman. She’s been there… Continue reading Practice Affirming the Unaffirmed
Depression Is Not A Medical Illness
Depression is not a medical illness. Yet the belief that it is, remains being promoted by conventional medicine. The use of chemicals, such as brain drugs like “anti-depressants,” contributes to the idea that depression is an illness. “Chemical imbalance” is another label used. It’s most often blamed as the medical problem causing depression. It’s a… Continue reading Depression Is Not A Medical Illness
What Keeps A Marriage Going?
What keeps a marriage going? Throughout the world, countless marriages are short-lived. In the US, studies show an average of 9.4 years marital life span. Marriage nowadays is truly a matter of life or divorce. To find out what keeps a marriage going, Drs. Jeanette and Robert Lauer studied 300 couples married after 15 or… Continue reading What Keeps A Marriage Going?
When People Drive You Crazy
When people drive you crazy, what do you do? There’s no doubt that we get crazy when we don’t get what we want from people. Shiena was about to blow her lid last night. Her anxious nerves were mixed with anger towards her husband. She complained about her husband’s insensitivity, criticisms, and lack of attention… Continue reading When People Drive You Crazy
From Lamentation to Happiness
Let’s learn to turn from lamentation to happiness. Is lamentation your way of life? During this time of the Coronavirus pandemic, we all experience grief. We experience the problems, the heartache, the misfortune that has beset us. Under the weight of all these losses and woes, we feel a need to mourn and lament. And… Continue reading From Lamentation to Happiness
