Why Changing Your Mind Hurts

Do past decisions still haunt you?  Does it seem that if you hadn’t changed your mind about past events, things might’ve been different – such as choosing that other job or marrying that former boyfriend? Continue reading

Your Life Is This Dark Room and Only I Have the Key: A Closer Look into the Mind of the Psychopath

They are fascinating, impressive, and charming. They are articulate and exude confidence.

They act and talk like an iconic actor. They can read your body language in an instant.

They are controlling and manipulative.

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Bridge of Hope: Pushing for Low Cost Anxiety Awareness in Urban Environments

By Ryan Rivera

Reviewed by Alejandro Adrian LeMon, Ph.D. on July 7, 2012

One of the problems I have as an advocate for the widespread treatment of anxiety disorders is that the Internet only has so much reach.  Continue reading

I Just Want to Know If You Will Be There | Helping a Friend in Crisis

 

It is hard to know how to help friends when they hit rock bottom. Continue reading

Dissociative Identity Disorder: Real or Myth?

Better known as multiple personality disorder, or identity dissociative disorder,  dissociative Identity disorder (DID) is a complex condition characterized by the presence of two or more personalities in one person.

Anyone remember the movie “Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde”? In this story, the main character has two completely different personalities that act independently of each other.  Who could forget Sally Field’s portrayal of Sybil in the movie based on the best-selling book of the same name?

For years this condition captivated the imagination of physicians and researchers alike, and to this day, we ask…is it really a condition or simply a myth? Continue reading