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The Fear of Relapse: 5 Cognitive Tools

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
A reader recently wrote to me about her overwhelming fear of relapse. She said, "I'm struggling now with it, obsessing over it, and I'm ...

Behavioral Economics: This Is Your Brain On Money

Monday, October 26th, 2009
It doesn't take a genius to figure out that with recession-related anxiety saturating the very air we breathe, we might be a bit slow to trust our financial decisions. For ...

Optimism: Great Technology That Can Help You

Sunday, October 25th, 2009
Ever since I was discharged from the inpatient psychiatric program at Johns Hopkins, I have kept a mood journal where I daily ...

Glenn Close Tackles Mental Illness

Saturday, October 24th, 2009
"Mental illness is just part of the human condition," Glenn Close said Oct. 21 on "Good Morning America." Halleluia! A Hollywood response to all ...

The 4 Kinds of Friends You Need in Your Life

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
You hear about peer pressure when you are the sixth grade, but no one talks about it once you've graduated from ...

Ten More Ways to Lower Anxiety

Monday, October 19th, 2009
Skimming through Real Simple magazine at the check out line of the supermarket, I came across Dr. Robert Leahy's article “10 Ways to Cope with Anxiety.” Dr. Leahy is the director of the American ...

A Glimpse Inside “Obsessed”: An Interview with John Tsilimparis

Saturday, October 17th, 2009
I'm not one to stay up and watch TV. For one, I have to practice good sleep hygiene so I can preach that message to you guys. But A&E's documentary series, "Obsessed" piqued my ...

5 Ways to Get In Touch With Your Inner Bitch

Monday, October 12th, 2009
I don’t know about you, but for the longest time, I was afraid of my inner bitch. In the old suppressed, sexist tradition of 'you’re either a whore or a ...

Emotions and Sensitivity: An Interview with Michael Jawer

Saturday, October 10th, 2009
Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Michael Jawer, coauthor of "The Spiritual Anatomy of Emotion," which you can read about at www.emotiongateway.com. He is an ...

The Type C Personality: Are You Susceptible to Illness?

Monday, October 5th, 2009
Are you more susceptible to illness than other people? Do you have difficulty establishing proper boundaries in relationships, and communicating your ...

What is Anxiety?

Sunday, October 4th, 2009
Have you ever wondered what anxiety felt like? Robin Marantz Henig, writing for The New York Times Magazine, has penned a great (but lengthy) piece about anxiety -- that non-specific feeling of nervousness that, for some, ...

10 Ways to Lower Anxiety and Find Empowerment

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
1. Knowledge is power. The more you know about how your brain works the better. So here's a little neuro-psychology ...

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