Good Therapy for OCD With the help of the Internet, my son Dan correctly diagnosed himself with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) at the age of 17. After his ...
When You Can’t Afford Psychotherapy You know you’re in trouble. Maybe you’ve been depressed for what seems like ages. You can’t get motivated to do things. You ...
The Healing Power of the Breath Picture yourself in one or more of these scenarios: You find yourself unable to cope with stress; your anxiety level is climbing unabated; you cannot seem to get a good night's sleep; or you are ...
OCD, Guilt and Religion "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he…."
~ Proverbs 23:7
Grace had grown up in a religious home. She ...
I Am Not Silent: Our Zoloft and Depression Story The intersection of our mental health and criminal justice systems is one that is fraught with complications. Numerous questions arise when a defendant has a history of mental illness. For Gail Schmidkunz, this reality became ...
Treatment of ADHD in Children Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can take quite a toll on both the adults and the child who has the disorder. It's ...
Thanksgiving and Gratitude in Hard Times With Thanksgiving approaching, many Americans struggling with health, financial, and emotional problems find it challenging to feel grateful. Some ...
Breath in the Dark: A Childhood Lost When I was 6 years old, my favorite pastime was playing with dolls or playing dress-up. I can remember spending hours in my “princess” dress, dancing around the living room while my mother stood by ...
Is There an ADD Epidemic in Adults? Do you procrastinate? Do you have trouble with self-discipline, focus and motivation? Are you sometimes forgetful? If the answer ...
OCD and Homeschooling After reading many of John Holt’s books in college and subsequently working with him in Boston, I became committed to the homeschooling movement. This ...
Healing Those Stubborn Emotional Wounds Mary was experiencing low self-esteem and worthlessness.
She’d say her eyes were "broken faucets." She’d cry often, and would easily ...
OCD: When Once is Not Enough “Say good-night mommy, say good-night,” pleaded Johnny every night. It wasn’t as if he had not already ...
A Hidden Madness Memoirs of mental illness have crowded the literary landscape for the past two decades, and many have veered toward the sensationalistic in an attempt to stand out from the pack. James T.R. Jones’s A Hidden ...
Companion to an Untold Story Marcia Aldrich’s Companion to an Untold Story is the author’s attempt to make sense of her close friend’s suicide. In the time leading up to the unfortunate event, Aldrich’s friend Joel hatched a plan to ...
