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   When future NFL player Erik Coleman was eleven years old, he discovered that both of his parents were addicts (one to alcohol, one to harder drugs). This was...

You’d do anything at all to help a loved one fight their addictions. In fact, you’ve probably been already doing everything you can think of. From getting them appointments with...

There aren’t many (any?) books out there on how weaving improves mental health. Likewise, you won’t find a lot of writing about the mental health benefits of crochet, knitting, embroidery,...

This is part 4 of a 4-part series on anger, an emotion common to most people with disabilities, hidden or in plain view. The first post, https://blogs.psychcentral.com/hidden-disabilities/2018/09/the-anger-series-post-1-tv-and-movie-tropes/, talked about the...

"Well, at that time I didn’t even realize that pornography was the problem of my sexual dysfunction. And I certainly didn’t see the other issues. But looking back I can see that pornography use affected almost every aspect

“A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.” These words are often attributed to the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, but I have not found a precise citation...

The number of times I’ve heard parents say, “My kids ignore me until I’m yelling and angry,” is astronomical. I’ve even said it myself. But you know what? The ball...

Have you ever stopped to think about what it means to be happy? It’s not an uncommon question to ponder. After all, most of us are pursuing happiness in one...

I realize that my blog post subjects often depend on my mood. And I’m sorry about that, since sometimes I’m in a down or depressed mood. And yet, I’m not...

Today I love the first snow of this season that I’ve seen. I love how a sense of foreboding builds until it happens and then there is a release as...

Have you ever spoken to someone with delusions? Would you know a delusion if you encountered one? What about a person experiencing a hallucination? If you found yourself shaking your...

Performance anxiety is rooted in fear and it is the fear of sexual failure in the future based on sexual failure in the past. The fear itself is not rational...

Anyone will tell you breaking into the business is the hardest part. Generally, rookie writers struggle to write on weekends or early mornings before their day job starts. If they...

Ram Dass is sitting at the bedside of a woman in her 60’s, dying from cancer. Their brief conversation holds keys not only for dying but for living. Ram Dass...

Two years ago, my laptop’s hard drive decided to leave and take my data with it. I don’t remember, but there’s a reasonable chance these events inspired a post at...

Conflict can be VERY destructive. You don’t have to look past the news headlines to see the destruction caused by conflict around the world and in our own communities. Maybe...