Robin Williams, who all made us laugh till we cried, has now unleashed a world of tears from those who loved him and his extraordinary ability that enabled us to escape our everyday life with laughter. How ironic that the joy and laughter he was so capable of giving to the world, he wasn’t in …
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Once again the world has been shadowed by inhumane acts committed in the Ukraine, Gaza, and the ongoing atrocities in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. I am sickened with grief and shame for the cruelty that human beings are continuously capable of doing. Warfare has been a repetitive cruel way of resolving disputes, that has cursed …
You already know the searing pain, that keeps shredding every fibre of your heart, until you feel so broken, you really do not know how much more you can endure. You talked about it to your friends, till you are fearful they don’t want to hear anymore. Maybe you have thought about getting help from …
To me Easter isn’t just one day but a season of hope, resurrection, rebirth and renewal. Of all of these, hope is the most important aspect that provides the momentum to break through the barriers that lock us in sadness, grief, dismay, sickness, loneliness, heartbreak, or any other human bondage. Hope is like a beautiful …
When profound pain has been stored away in our psychic attic, we can become detached from the acute rawness of the feeling over time, which is protective in nature. Though we are always aware of this deep gnawing sorrow, we are never really able to fully unleash it, and therefore ours tears become “frozen” in …
It was a quiet sunny Sunday morning, with a full roster of patients, when the charge nurse on the adult ward, told me that one of the patients was missing, and that had left a suicide note. Fearing the worse, I reporting her missing to the police and immediately ordered the locking down of the …
Most of you think of the new year as a time to make resolutions to do this and that, and that the majority revolves around making physical changes in your life. But what about detoxing your mind of thoughts and feelings that are harmful to you? Those negative thoughts and toxic emotions that you carry …
Christmas depression is real and very painful for so many people. If you are coming onto the holiday period with depression, in grief due to a loss of a relationship, health, aloneness or other painful situations, then the symptoms can be quite magnified during the holidays. Trust me, no one choses to be depressed, in …
Contamination fears, germaphobia or mysophobia are all the same and all fall under the broader and complex diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Fear of germs in its most severe form, can be very debilitating; literally isolating and keeping the victim from living any normalcy of life. Obsessive compulsive hand washing is probably the most well know …
There has been some recent research that Facebook is a downer for some people, producing Facebook blues. I am not surprised at all by this as I have had several patients tell me the same. Some relate experiencing so much distress that they end up being tearful and that it clouds their whole day. …
We all have crosses to bear in life. These heavy burdens that feel like the weight of the world follow us like unending shadows, pushing us to the brink. Yet, these painful hardships can become some of our most powerful teachers. Chronic unmet needs, loneliness, mental illnesses, addictions, sorrows, emotional struggles, physical and emotional handicaps, physical …
Sexting is (for those who might have been in a coma ) sending sexually charged messages and photos from one virtual screen to another, on a cell phone. Twinkie sex is my own word for cheap thrills sex, be it sexting, casual sex or cybersex. I like using the word “twinkie” because Twinkies are junk food, …