August 28th, 2010
Cross-posted from “Sacramento Street Psychiatry“.
In dynamic psychotherapy, patients often say how hurt and victimized they feel as a result of unkind judgments or criticisms by others:
“My coworker called me a hypocrite!”
“My mother told me I neglect her by not visiting enough.”
“My husband complains I’m too self-centered.”
Although sharing such complaints with a caring listener is basic [...]
June 26th, 2010
Reposted from Sacramento Street Psychiatry.
Sometimes an unruly character disrupts the surrounding peace and quiet. Loud, gruff words and ill-considered behavior mar the scene. Onlookers cringe, awaiting the impending destruction. For this beastly fellow is bound to break something: wreck a friendship or relationship, make a workplace intolerable. All the worse if the setting harbors sensitive souls with feelings [...]
January 29th, 2010
Cross-posted from “Sacramento Street Psychiatry“
The New York Times blog called “Well” recently asked: “Will Olympic Athletes Dope if They Know It Might Kill Them?” The answer is surprisingly clear: Many would if they could. In bi-annual surveys conducted from 1982 to 1995, researcher Bob Goldman asked elite athletes whether they would take a drug that guaranteed them a gold [...]