When we’re children, most of us have a lot of chutzpah, which is a Yiddish word meaning audacity or fearlessness. … More
Tag: Mental Illness
A Brief Introduction to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: How It Changes Lives
CBT is a form of therapy that’s used to treat depression, anxiety, rage, emotional instability, body dysmorphia, low self-esteem, perfectionism, interpersonal troubles, and specific phobias.
The Power We Give Away: The Importance of Defining Yourself
The World of Dating I was going through a break-up when I was in therapy with Eileen. I told her … More
Overcoming the Fear of Being Disliked: The Necessity of Rebirth
Why Am I So Afraid of Being Disliked? From the time we’re young, we’re expected to conform. We’re born into … More
How Culture Shapes Our Characters and Why We Hate — O4L Online Network
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Changing Toxic Personality Traits
How We Perceive Our Selves Most people tend to think of personalities as static, core selves, tiny beings sitting at … More
Cinderella Man – A Poem about Love’s Substitution with Glory
Cinderella Man Striding down the hallway, with a championship in sight The boy enters the ring, to begin an arduous … More
The Struggle in Solitude – A Poem About Isolation
The struggle in solitude is one which you cannot see The struggle in solitude exists in the midst of all … More
The Superheroes Within: Defeating Our Traumatic Pasts
“Like superheroes, supernormals dodge bullets and leap over tall buildings in their way when so many other people around them—even … More
It’s the Relationship that Heals
So many of the qualities of the work of psychotherapy fascinate me: the inherent intimacy, its progress, the intricacies of … More
