This past week there have been two very high profile suicides in America that apparently caught everyone by surprise. Both of these very tragic persons lived a life of fame and fortune, earned through their individual efforts and talents that brought joy and happiness to others. One was Kate Spade, a New York-based handbag designer, who committed suicide …
My title may seem strange to you and for good reason. First of all because probably few of us ever really thinks about imagining ourselves in someone else’s shoes. Learning to replace judgment with empathy and compassion is in my opinion certainly worthy of achieving. For me, as a therapist it is essential part of …
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If only she/he would change. I can not tell you how many times I have heard this from patients in an unhappy relationship! It always saddens me because I know that the truth of the matter is that it is a rare human being who is going to want to change because of their spouse …
Cyber influence is a subtle, almost imperceptible way of brainwashing and enculturation. Is it the new warfare without recognizable dangerous weapons? Scary question and thought isn’t it? That you are being targeted and manipulated but don’t know it, and don’t feel it and may not even believe it is happening to you! None of us …
As a therapist, I obviously hear more sadness around Valentine’s Day than wonderous remarks, as I rarely have patients caught in the glorious exhilarating peaks of romantic love. I have never seen any stats on this, but I can only presume that most people are at any given year, trying to forget Valentine’s day, …
It’s that time of year again when a lot of you are thinking about making New Year’s resolutions and hoping that you can construct a better year than the one you left behind, but what about being a New Year’s blessing to others? Being a blessing to other people is guaranteed to give you more …
Reflections on grief is not something I started out to write about. It’s after 8 in the morning and it is still dark with dusky clouds gathering slowing in the murky sky. I am a day late in writing my post, that I usually get out on Tuesdays. Not sure what to write about, nor …
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Your fears, anxiety, depression and grief are not going away magically even if you are in treatment! Waiting for them to disappear before you start “living” again is like waiting for pigs to break into a chorus of songs! There is no magic bullet in psychiatric treatment, the treacherous road to recovery has many pot …
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I really wasn’t in the mood to celebrate my birthday. To fully celebrate my own birthday when I have lost my son is not possible right now. Walking in Paris provides great distraction for me, and fortunately is still enjoyable. It is also good therapy for the bereaved and depressed. After the onslaught of a …
Terrorism never starts suddenly in a vacuum or out of the blue. No, it starts by ignorance, lack of empathy, and prejudice that grows into intolerance for those different from you. They could have a different color of skin, a different nationality, a different religion, different sexual orientation or a different ethnicity. Prejudice mixed with scapegoating …
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People often ask me about personality disorders and the pathological traits seen in them. I am going to describe pathological traits that we see in Narcissistic, Borderline and Antisocial or Sociopathic personality disorders. The DSM V has put them in a specific cluster of personality disorders because they often share pathological traits with each other. …
This is for those of us who are dealing with grief, losses of any kind, depression, physical or mental illness or any difficult life situation. Climbing out of a deep valley of despair is treacherous at best and setbacks are to be expected. The slippery slope of recovery is difficult to tackle, even to those …
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