What's In a Name: Decoding Diagnostic Labels - Part One of Four
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As we deal with personal loneliness, demanding bosses, shaky finances, or just an intense bout of the blues we maintain an illusion that somewhere someone else is having a perfect life.
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Quick Connections and Pet Peeves
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I knew there was one more person out there who cares passionately enough about life to share some pet peeves that had to do with safety and valuing human life.
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July Fourth Aftermath, A Holliday "Lite"
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The underlying panic of terrorism attacks remains with us still. Our most patriotic holiday, The Fourth of July, went smoothly and uneventfully (and for that we are grateful).
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Passionate Connections: Within and Without
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Strong feelings are often frightening and the more insecure we may feel the more frightening they may be.
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Father's Day - Baseball Memories - A Daughter's Delight
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The hotdog vendors, and cotton candy, peanuts and all the junk food my mother never knew about - a shared secret that made the day just that much sweeter, that much more special.
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I've got to crow -- self promotion can be okay
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Self-assertion takes some practice and yes, there is a place for it.
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Memo: Family Time
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As cold as it may seem, blocking out time for relationships, much as one might block out time for a business meeting or a soccer game, is a smart choice to make.
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Women and Stress: Tending and Befriending
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Scientists now suspect that hanging out with our friends can actually counteract the kind of stomach-quivering stress most of us experience on a daily basis.
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How do I get out of this crummy marriage
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I wish everyone getting married, or even thinking about marriage, would realize how much effort goes into making a successful marriage.
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Spring Break and School Jitters
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As always, it is a parent's task to learn to listen to the music behind his or her child's words. You know your own child and you are the best judge of how he or she operates.
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The Media Shall Pave The Way
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Perhaps one of the few positive results of the September 11th horrors is that the general public now has a broader view of the benefits of getting mental health help.
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Date To Mate: Smart Shopping Tips For Valentine's
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Valentine's Day, the most romantic day of the year will soon be upon us, but for many it can be a day of dread .
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Holiday Blues
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There is no stigma attached to getting emotional help. If you "sprain your brain," so to speak, you need to treat that as well.
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Real Families Have Fights
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How to Keep the Holidays Happy -- Due to the complexity of our new normalcy, achieving wonderful holiday cheer may take a little extra work this year.
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Thanksgiving:2001 -- Gratitude and Non Terrorism
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Thanksgiving is the most American holiday. As with so many other families, it is the one tradition and I have always honored--
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Reactions to Traumatic Events
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A woman's work is never done--so goes the saying -- and during this time of uncertainty and healing, perhaps this is truer than ever.
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Divorce is not a good idea right now
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Since September 11th although tempers have flared, depression has increased and sleeplessness has become an unwelcome visitor to many, committed relationships have not faltered...
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Education for troubled times
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The events of September 11th and the aftermath of anthrax scares and security warnings shattered our illusions and morphed our once familiar world into a new and unfamiliar one.
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What you still may be experiencing after September 11, 2001
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Every one of us who has experienced the events of September 11th and the aftermath, has encountered stress which is far beyond what is usual in our lives.
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An American Tragedy
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One of my children is adopted 22 years ago... Her pre-adoption history... is a maze of facts and fabrications and we will never be able to weave together the complete truth about her origins
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When the terror wont stop, the new reality
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Planes bursting in air causing mayhem and destruction gave Americans a rallying point to come together, to hoist our flags and to be patriotic. As was appropriate, we joined as one nation...
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Dr. Dorree Lynn at ANWC on Oct. 4
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GETTING SANE WITHOUT GOING CRAZY by Dr. Dorree Lynn, ANWC Member
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Reactions to Traumatic Events
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Part One
What to expect. Men.
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What do we tell our children?
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In the last few days, people ask variations of the following questions. "What do we tell our children about the bombing?
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Shattered Illusions
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The bombing of New York's WTC and the Pentagon in Washington DC as well as the hijacking of four U.S. planes that resulted in thousands of murders has shattered our souls' sense of safety.
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September Tears
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September is that ritualized time of year when children of all ages leave home for school.
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People Are Like Tea Bags
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Put them in hot water and they grow stronger - except for those that don't.
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Psychotherapy, Spirituality, and Aging
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As we age, the concept of spirituality - whether through or apart from religious ritual - takes on greater significance.
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The Pursuit Of Happiness
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Thomas Jefferson only promised us life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, never its total attainment.
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The Wizard of Soul
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It is true that psychotherapists are trained professionals, but the great ones are more like magicians.
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The evolution of a Man -- A Psychotherapy Tale
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Morton Kondracke had no intention of ever entering psychotherapy. He was a Mid-western man well schooled in the gut-it-out-alone and too-proud-to-need-help tradition.
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Motherhood and Madness
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When her husband suddenly walked out on her, my friend Barbara was a very young mother of four children between the ages of two and six.
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Father's Day - Basball Memories: A Daughter's Tale
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My father wanted a son. I understood that from the time I could intuit those secret messages that children know without knowing they know
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What's In A Name
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When people who are not in therapy speak to me they frequently express the same concerns. For many there is the fear of being stigmatized.
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The Decision: A True Story - Part 3
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Part Three Of A Series On Psychotherapy
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What Do Mother's Want?
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What do mom's really need and want the rest of the time?
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One Person's Cross May Be Another Person's Salvation: Part Two
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Your genetic makeup, personal history, and particular preferences and abilities help dictate not only how you view the world, but also what experiences may cause you concern.
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Is It A Crisis Or Does It Just Feel Like One? Part One
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Contrary to the way most of us think about crises, genuine crises are few and far between.
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Sex With Your Ex
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The death of a marriage must be mourned like any other lost relationship. It is often experienced as a death of family, of commitment, hope, or a dream.
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Timothy McVeigh's Legacy of Revenge: Evil Is Evil Is Evil
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If we give an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, we shall all be blind and gumming.
Overtly we are dealing with the issue of crime and punishment.
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Marriage and Money
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Studies show that money issues are the highest cause of marital conflict and cause for divorce.
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All You Need Is Love Is Not True
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The Beatles sang: "All you need is love." People tend to get it wrong when they don't differentiate between being in love and what it takes to have a love relationship.
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Sex, Is Too For Fifty Plus
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When she was young enough to know some but not all about the adult world with its mysteries of sexuality
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Give At The Office: Empty At Home
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As the stigma of seeking therapy has diminished, serious therapists have themselves become scapegoats and symbols for much that is wrong with the mental health field.
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In sickness and in health until death do us part
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In sickness and in health, for better and for worse, with lots of hard work, love can open our hearts.
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Coming of Age
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A Valentine For Grown-Ups and All Those Who Will Someday Be Over Fifty
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Transition
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Passage from one stage, place, stage, or subject to another, words that describe movement, but that say nothing of substance and the depth of human feeling.
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New Year, New Love
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Whether you are alone or already in a relationship, short term or long, think about what it will take for you to heal your own wounds.
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The Price We Pay For Play
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You know it is January because more people are sad, mad, or bad than glad. There are many explanations for this behavior.
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THIS TIME OF YEAR
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For all of you who want to avoid guilt and are moved to love this time of year with reckless abandon, I offer words sent to me by a colleague of mine, Peg Beehan.
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Real Families Have Fights
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Not so happy holidays: For many people, thanksgiving heralds a month of myths often culminating in January depression.
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Healing Our Nation
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Requires the same skills as blending a family
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Doree Lynn's Great Advice on Getting Sane
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Social Concerns: Just in time for the holiday season and the presidential election mess, Doree Lynn, Ph.D., has authored "Getting Sane Without Going Crazy."
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Are You Depressed?
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Part 1 - Theories: Seven out of ten good days is a kind of quick and dirty way of evaluating your own mental health state.
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