All posts tagged "isolation"
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Michael Schreiner | August 30, 2013
Community
Everyone knows in their bones that without community, without at least the possibility of one other person to...
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Michael Schreiner | June 27, 2013
Isolation Versus Solitude
Isolation and solitude both imply being alone but that is where the similarities end. They are opposite states...
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Michael Schreiner | June 11, 2013
Dependence Independence
In romantic relationships we walk a tightrope between giving up too much of our existential freedom and not...
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Michael Schreiner | April 30, 2013
Junk Mail
I received a large packet in the mail from a road service company with the bright and bold...
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Michael Schreiner | February 26, 2013
Defining Trauma
When clinicians diagnose PTSD they traditionally look for a specific traumatic event or series of traumatic events called...
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Michael Schreiner | November 5, 2012
Narcissism
Most people have heard of narcissism but they have an incomplete understanding of its psychological significance, and more...
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Michael Schreiner | October 30, 2012
Closed For Business
I was at a restaurant and a friend wanted to hear my psychological take on another patron. It...
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Michael Schreiner | October 3, 2012
Existential Isolation
You started your life physically connected to another organism. While you lived in the womb for around nine...
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Michael Schreiner | August 2, 2012
Insignificance
Many psychologists unwittingly play the role of cultural watch dog and keep a patient from achieving his or...