It will all be OK.
No day is the same. When you think you have it all down, bam! Life hits you the wrong way and you are left back at the “I don’t know where I’m heading,’ state.
Read More…Chasing bliss.
When I came to at the hospital’s recovery room after my surgery, I felt elated, at peace with everything and everyone, happy and incredibly excited about life. I had never felt so well before. I wanted to feel this way forever. As I was wheeled out, I was told to be careful with my leg. […]
Read More…Alcohol: A love story.
All love stories have an ending, either because the love has faded, was dysfunctional, or because of death. My love story with alcohol ended because it hurt too much. My breakup happened on a day in early September, 19 years ago. Coincidentally, September is also National Recovery Awareness Month!
Read More…Philip Seymour Hoffman a brilliant and extremely human actor.
By extremely human, meaning that he wasn’t free from the inclination to find solace and escape from life’s troubles through drugs. Heroin, the blissful drug that leaves you numb, deeply relaxed and euphoric. What some doctors call the “whatever drug.”
Read More…Mindfulness for survival.
Our lives are hectic, filled with to-do lists, errands, and deadlines. Personally, I can barely finish one task before I’m already thinking about the next one. The day flies by and I have hardly taken five minutes to relax and be in the moment. At night time, it doesn’t get any better: I’m kept awake […]
Read More…15 things you love about a man that might turn into a nightmare.
When love hits us we are blind to some facts, only seeing that which we want to see. What women like in men at the beginning of the love affair, might actually become the traits that we come to despise later on. Or, they could spell trouble.
Read More…The suicide of the happy therapist.
A couble of years ago I read a very sad and surprising story about the death of Bob Bergeron – an upbeat and well-known NYC therapist who committed suicide early in 2012. The piece reminded me of a discussion in one of my classes. We were talking about how many people we know who look genuinely happy and upbeat all […]
Read More…Could optimism be a bad thing?
Optimism is the state of having positive beliefs, and a positive outlook on life and yourself. Over-optimism is the state of being overly confident and suffering a slightly distorted, overly positive view of reality. Pessimism is the state in which one usually anticipates negative outcomes. Optimism vs. pessimism: Is it a choice?
Read More…Why do we lie?
Even though we’re all aware that lying is wrong in almost every circumstance, we still do it. Why do we lie? Because we are afraid of what others might think of us? Because we believe people won’t understand our intentions (which are probably selfish)? Do we lie to be accepted? And what about the lies we tell ourselves?
Read More…How to ruin your life: reverse psychology.
When a friend is in some kind of trouble, it’s always easy for us to see the mistakes she’s making—dating the wrong guy, drinking too much, spending compulsively, you name it. Yet, when it comes to ourselves we are so blinded by emotion and clouded by fear that we can’t think ourselves out of the […]
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