Hope, acceptance and powerlessness can be miracles that can transform and regenerate your life. Hope can be very difficult to hold onto, especially when life throws you in a valley of deep depression, or any painful circumstance that living this life can entail. Acceptance is likewise extremely difficult to come to terms with if you …
These little birds must be some classy chicks! Falco tinnunculus, aka kestrels have been coming back to roost in the spires of Notre Dame for eons. The view must be absolutely magnificent overlooking the Seine and the garden behind Notre Dame Cathedral . Frankly I had never heard of them, but any birds that love …
Obviously, there isn’t any correlation between any of these, except they all played a very enjoyable part of my weekend. Just simple pleasures that I pursued for joy. Springtime in Paris this year has been held back by dense clouds and daily drizzle except for yesterday when the sun finally reappeared enough to warm up …
Anthropology, Ceviche, Torta Di Nocciole And A Prelude To Spring Read More »
Being this is Easter week and Passover will be next month; both rich in symbolism and religious connotation, I wanted to highlight another theme along mental heath lines. Regardless of our faith, it is the season of liberation and rebirth. From despair to hope eternal, and from darkness into light. We are all familiar …
The survivors of the most recent Paris terrorist attacks are all predictably going to have varying degrees of Acute Stress Disorder and or PTSD symptoms, from having witnessed the killings around them. The citizenry at large can be also vulnerable to experiencing a milder form of trauma aftermath, even though they did not directly …
Collective Trauma, Acute Stress Disorder and PTSD Read More »
I know seasonal affective disorder very well not only in my practice , but I personally have suffered from it for many years. By October the 15 th, I am aware of subtle changes in my mood and level of energy. The onset of symptoms is indeed insidious as it is caused by the diminishing …
Seasonal Affective Disorder, My Own Lamentations Read More »
One of the most bizarre, yet totally fascinating mental illnesses is erotomania. It is not something a therapist sees often in their practice, so I felt lucky to have had the privilege to have had one of the most intriguing of cases. It is sometimes known as Clérambault syndrome, named after the French psychiatrist Gaetan …
I had no idea what kind of concert I was going to, except it was to be commemorative of the Shoah. All of France along with other European countries had recent events of remembrance of this extremely horrifying atrocity in the history of humankind. My invitation to the Hungarian Institute of Paris to hear …
Throughout the many years of my practice, I have seen quite a few patients struggle with feeling stuck in unhealthy, or sterile relationships, toxic jobs, unhealthy lifestyles, unease in certain geographic locations, abusive friends or relatives, or careers that no longer hold their interest. There comes a time in life where we are confronted with …
Crossroads And Bridges Of Life; 15 Signs That Its Time To Change Read More »
The parched brown and orange leaves caught up in the crisp wind are slowing drifting down to scattered wrinkly patches on the sidewalks. Raining colours of autumn may be beautiful to the eye, but to me and many others around the globe it can signal the onset of dreary clouds of seasonal affective disorder, …
Tis The Season For Seasonal Affective Disorder And Good Excuse For Pastry Read More »
Perhaps you could easily think, without reading my other posts, that my life revolves around escapades here and there without a care in the world. I do seek out joy because I feel it is my responsibility to create joy and goodness for myself and others, but I am never separated in totality from the …
Have you ever thought that if people knew something about you, that you have kept secret for many years, they would think less of you, or worst even abandon you? Could you believe that the very people you are hiding something from, have their own secrets that they too would perhaps like to share? Secrets …