Honesty
Death and loss are existentially equiprimordial. Existential anxiety (Angst) anticipates both death and loss.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - November 16, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Robert D. Stolorow, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Depression Philosophy Stress angst authenticity David Whyte death existential anxiety finitude grief loss Source Type: news
No One Dies: They Just Pass
Saying that someone has died is nearly a taboo phrase.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - November 14, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Arthur Dobrin, D.S.W. Tags: Anxiety afterlife cemetery death euphemism John Barrymore prayer Source Type: news
Five Mistakes That Can Help You Grow
Ruminating over past mistakes limits both your satisfaction with the present and your hopes for the future.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - November 14, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Suzanne Degges-White, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Happiness Personality Self-Help anger future jealousy letting go of anger present regret resentment Source Type: news
The Allure and Danger of the Rebound Relationship
Rebound relationships are alluring and dangerous and rarely turn out well. A look at the anatomy of the rebound and ways to break the cycle.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - November 14, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Robert Taibbi, L.C.S.W. Tags: Anxiety Depression Relationships Self-Help dating grief rebound relationships Source Type: news
Show Me the (Holiday) Money
Holiday Season is a time for celebration. Avoid creating post-holiday financial panic!read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - November 13, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michael F. Kay Tags: Anxiety Behavioral Economics Happiness Self-Help Source Type: news
My Intentions Are Good, Don’t They Count for Everything?
Declaring good intentions as though wanting to do the right thing means you couldn't possibly have done the wrong thing is a great way to get people to give up on you, to keep their feedback to themselves, and keep you in the dark about what they really think. Use this rhetorical deflection technique at your own peril. It probably won't get you what you really want.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - November 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy E. Sherman, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Behavioral Economics Ethics and Morality Happiness Personality Philosophy Self-Help Social Life Spirituality Stress Work Source Type: news
“My Intentions Are Good. Don’t They Count for Everything?”
Declaring good intentions as though wanting to do the right thing means you couldn't possibly have done the wrong thing is a great way to get people to give up on you, to keep their feedback to themselves, and keep you in the dark about what they really think. Use this rhetorical deflection technique at your own peril. It probably won't get you what you really want.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - November 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy E. Sherman, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Behavioral Economics Ethics and Morality Happiness Personality Philosophy Self-Help Social Life Spirituality Stress Work Source Type: news
To Feel Meaningful Is to Feel Immortal
Research suggests that the awareness of mortality drives us to find meaning, and that meaning protects our health and well-being.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - November 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Clay Routledge, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Cognition Depression Happiness Health Relationships Self-Help Social Life Spirituality Stress fear of death meaning religion Source Type: news
Positivese, Negativese, and Neutralese
One can't be a clear thinker until one recognizes clear thinking's biggest distraction, the need to feel right and righteous. To think well we have to get over ourselves. We do this most effectively by getting better at managing spin, the power of positive, negative, and neutral thinking.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - November 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy E. Sherman, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Behavioral Economics Cognition Creativity Education Ethics and Morality Happiness Intelligence Parenting Philosophy Politics Self-Help Social Life Spirituality Stress Therapy Work Source Type: news
The “Antidepressants” Work for Everything
On Oct 16 an enthusiastic piece was published in the Scientific American on “The Rise of All-Purpose Antidepressants.” It was simply thrilling, the author noted, that Prozac and its cousins turned out to be effective, not just in depression, but...read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - November 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Edward Shorter, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Depression Psychiatry Source Type: news
Pilot and Blogger Patrick Smith Sets The Record Straight
A top blogger and airline pilot takes William Langewiesche to task for "the most asinine and misleading characterization of an airline pilot’s job that I have ever read in my life."read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - November 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Captain Tom Bunn, L.C.S.W. Tags: Anxiety 447 A320 air askthepilot fear fly-by-wire flying France Langewiesche safety Source Type: news
Self-Mutilation, Eating Disorders, and Suicide
Using attachment theory to explain how addictive connections to pain and suffering develop, I discuss various kinds and functions of self-harm behavior. From eating disorders to self-
mutilation and body modifications such as tattooing, I explore the language of self-harm, and the translation of that language and its psychological functions.
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Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - November 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sharon K. Farber, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Anxiety Depression Therapy thought-provoking Source Type: news
Why Is Religion So Weak in Maine?
Recent research has clearly shown that religion is much more important in poorer countries. The same principle is true of states as I report in a paper to be published in Cross-Cultural Research. Yet, Maine stands out as a poor state where religion is relatively unimportant. Why?read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - November 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nigel Barber, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Evolutionary Psychology Spirituality Stress atheism maine poverty religion security blanket Source Type: news
Deceptions and the Affordable Care Act
What can be said about authorities who intentionally deceive? read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - November 11, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bill Knaus, Ed.D. Tags: Anxiety Personality Politics Affordable Care Act beliefs congressional budget office economist empathy Eric Hoffer gruber helplessness trap inflexible beliefs intolerance lack of empathy MIT motivations Obama care psychot Source Type: news
Happy and Joyous All the Time?
Minor shifts in mood are normal.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - November 11, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Peter Lambrou, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Depression Happiness Health Stress bliss blissful moments joy Source Type: news
