People often ask me about personality disorders and the pathological traits seen in them. I am going to describe pathological traits that we see in Narcissistic, Borderline and Antisocial or Sociopathic personality disorders. The DSM V has put them in a specific cluster of personality disorders because they often share pathological traits with each other. …
This is for those of us who are dealing with grief, losses of any kind, depression, physical or mental illness or any difficult life situation. Climbing out of a deep valley of despair is treacherous at best and setbacks are to be expected. The slippery slope of recovery is difficult to tackle, even to those …
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I reluctantly decided to start seeing some of my wonderful patients again last Friday. Obviously, I am a therapist who is hurting, and will be in grief over the death of my son for unlimited time. When does a surgeon go back to the operating room, or when does a teacher go back to teaching …
Paris is not just for lovers, but surprisingly Paris is for the heartbroken and grief stricken too. I don’t have any illusions that the city’s tourist bureau wants to take up my title, nor adopt me as a veritable poster child to spin Paris as a haven to come to forget your woes, sooth your …
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How to pick up the pieces of your life, becomes more or less unchartered territory, especially after a sudden unexpected death, like that of a child. Those in acute grief are not running to their local bookstore grabbing volumes off the shelves as guidebooks. I am just trying to get through the day doing …
Your New Year’s resolutions are in for a battle! Not because they aren’t made in all sincerity. Most of the time they are! It is just they are by nature inviting resistance from the person who made the list! You and your inner rebel! You might ask, but how is that? Do we just set …
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Yes, you have a story to tell! You know this story very well and all the minute details, because it is your story! You know, your life! Maybe you have never considered that your life history is interesting, but trust me it is! I have never met a human being that does not have their …
I have been shocked and disturbed by the degree of vile hate fueled diatribes spewed daily in social media during the American presidential campaign of 2016. Thank God, this election will soon be over, but fearful that the need for mob propagated hatred and revenge will continue. Tolerance is a key component towards harmony within …
Approaching trauma anniversaries are never easy to deal with for many of us. Traumatic events are systematically recorded in our psyches, either consciously or unconsciously. They have their own calendar and are usually pretty accurate in causing underlying distress preceding the anniversary of the event. Obviously, the conscious memories are the most painful , because …
Harvest time begins soon in France and it got me thinking about how that can also be applied to our lives and the choices we make in living it. What kind of harvest will you leave? Sunday, Mother Teresa of Calcutta became Saint Teresa of Calcutta. The fruits of her harvest left to mankind are …
For those of you who have not gotten it, nor who have not gotten where you want to be, and are tired and weary and want to give up, this post on perseverance is for you! Hang on, for you are already in the process of investing in those pay offs and rewards just …
With all the terrorist acts happening here and there, and combining this with the constant ongoing gun violence that is a part of the American fabric of everyday living, it would be easy to become totally frozen in fears to the extent that you no longer want to saunter outside your home, like my agoraphobic patients. …