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Abuse
Michael Schreiner | July 9, 2014Peer Pressure Help
Peer pressure is that coercive force that people use to try to make you behave in a way...
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Abuse
Michael Schreiner | July 9, 2014Blaming The Victim
Psychologically speaking, sadists find themselves between a rock and a hard place because they abhor weakness yet are...
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Existential Psychology
Michael Schreiner | July 9, 2014Triumph Over Adversity
Without adversity there can be no triumph in any meaningful sense. You need that counterpoint just like you...
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Addictions
Michael Schreiner | July 9, 2014Drugs and Alcohol Only Cover Up The Problem
We tend to use drugs and alcohol when we’re feeling really good as well as when we’re feeling...
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Mindfulness
Michael Schreiner | July 8, 2014Coming To The Moment To Forget Your Problems
In mindfulness trainings and yoga classes you’ll often hear instructors ask you to try to come into the...
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Behavioral Psychology
Michael Schreiner | July 8, 2014Managing Temper Tantrums
A mother and her young child were in line at a pharmacy and the kid was being a...
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Psychoanalysis
Michael Schreiner | July 8, 2014Change The Practice Of Your Life
For all the good that psychoanalysis has done in widening the sphere of understanding of the human condition,...
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Emotions
Michael Schreiner | July 8, 2014Anger Is Only Hurting You
There was a tragic scene at the end of a Dr. House episode where Wilson’s girlfriend Amber, who...
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Existential Psychology
Michael Schreiner | July 7, 2014Ambivalence and Grief
Ambivalence, which means having simultaneous conflicting thoughts and feelings about a situation, is common for most people dealing...
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Abuse
Michael Schreiner | July 7, 2014Bullying As A Protective Mechanism
When we see bullies in action we have a hard time viewing them as anything but villains. That...