Tag: psychology
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Words worth remembering
Watch what you say, or they’ll be calling you a radical, a liberal…Roger Hodgson of Supertramp 1979
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#218
the balloon goes up once more loose the dogs of war how can this be peace I don’t recognize so much about my country right now, but is that because my country has changed or have my eyes simply been opened?….
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Sisyphus and Modern Man
In my never-ending need to make sure billionaires have sufficient extra capital to purchase the essentials—like penis-shaped rocket ships—I found myself this morning buying what I like to think of as stupid shit online. These things were not completely without value; I have an office to decorate and a team to draw together and motivate.…
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The Problem with Homelessness
I have noticed lately that people have been asking me—because I’m a psychologist—what I think about “the homeless problem.” The question is almost always followed by a sidebar like, “It’s a lot of mental illness stuff, right?” Depending on who is asking, I’ll sometimes give what I call the simple answer: “Not as much as…
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Word to the those who seek help from my kind
I’ve been a psychotherapist for closing on 20 years and while I can say I’ve seen a lot I certainly have not seen it all. I saw something today that threw me off enough to break my silence and write this post. It was a subreddit I follow and the post was from a young…
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The Real Danger of AI: We’ve seen this before pt 2
I got up at 3:30 a.m. the other day, mostly as a result of the traumatic year I’ve had and the fact that I’ve taken over a part of a mental health program I lovingly refer to as a dumpster fire. Instead of my usual middle-of-the-night doomscrolling, I pulled out my laptop. I wasn’t sure…
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Amazing things I’ve seen
Spent the week in Hawaii with my wife and I have seen many amazing things, including this view from the road back from an amazing hike. More on that later, or not I haven’t decided yet. The weather was great, the ocean view from the room was stunning, but the most amazing thing I think…
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Interesting….
As a general rule I don’t participate in the comment sections of the various social media platforms I peruse as I drink my morning coffee. My opinion is they have become a bastion of hate and division and I really don’t need any of that in my life. I do know occasion make an exception…
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Too many times before
Anyone else wondering, now that the right has their martyr, what is coming next?