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Anxiety is not static. From your day-to-day activities to the people with whom you spend your time, the decisions you make in life affect your anxiety levels. For a chronic worrier, it can be tempting to seek out instantly gratifying practices for stress. The truth is that temporary solutions tend to feed and prolong anxiety…
Scenario: You have completed the needs and wants exercise in Vol. 1, No. 2 and you realize that a person you’re already interested in or involved with falls short of the man or woman you described. What now? Hopefully, they don’t fall too short, and candid, on-going communication about the situation will suffice. But what…
In the early stages of a relationship, there is no way to be certain that someone is right for you. But these are some ways to know for sure that a person is wrong for you. • Lies a lot • Has multiple excuses for coming late, or forgetting dates • Seems distracted, instead of…
Every year one in five adults in the United States experiences an emotional problem or mental disorder serious enough to warrant treatment. Psychotherapy – also referred to as talk therapy – is often recommended. What Is Psychotherapy? Psychotherapy addresses troubling symptoms and emotions using psychological techniques. There are many forms of “psychotherapy” – over 400…
Several of my patients commented on a recent article in the Health Section of the New York Times that dealt with perfectionism (“Unhappy? Self-critical? Maybe You’re Just a Perfectionist”, December 4, 2007). They’d homed in on the article because it was about the issue that had brought them into treatment with me. A problem that…
Ways to Help Your Marriage Succeed Most married couples walk down the aisle full of optimism and hope. They know conflicts and problems will arise, but they’re certain they’ll be able to keep their relationships healthy and on track. John Gottman discovered something that can help. A psychologist at the University of Washington, Gottman has…
If you want to succeed in dating you need to be able to make conscious, informed decisions about who you’re willing to go out with, get to know, and possibly become emotionally and physically involved with. You want to be open to different types of people, yes; but it’s crucial to have a clear sense…
New York is a difficult place for dating, even with the active social lives that most of my patients lead. Traditional social-support systems that used to bring people together are waning. Relocations are frequent. Work committments now go well beyond the almost-forgotten nine-to-five schedule. To expand their dating opportunities, 40 percent of the 100 million…
In order to manage debilitating stress disorders, it’s important to look beyond simply treating harmful symptoms. Medications that target your muscle tension or rapid heartbeat—while potentially helpful—are rarely the best method of meaningfully addressing the roots of chronic anxiety. When anxious responses begin affecting your quality of life, it could be time to seek help….
Who is that gentleman with his head divided into compartments? He’s a 19th-century phrenology chart, and deserves a closer look. Phrenology held that all mental faculties occupied specific parts of the brain. A well-developed faculty made the skull bulge, a weak one did the opposite. Phrenologists would read people’s character by studying their heads, and…