Talking Mental Health: Recent Episodes
Allan N Schwartz
This is a series of podcasts designed to explore the best practices to reduce depression, anxiety, and stress and to maintain mental and physical health
The term gaslighting originated in a classic old movie called Gaslight. Gaslighting is a way a husband or wife or children became manipulated in unhealthy ways that are abusive.
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Obsessive thinking is very painful and involves self-blame, self-doubt, anxiety and depression.
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The Shakespearean Tragedy, Othello, provides a dramatic demonstration of how distorted, abnormal jealousy can ruin people's lives.
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The rash of mass shootings continues and is unnerving for most Americans. It has robbed people of any sense of safety for themselves and their chidren.
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Inflation, unemployment and other economic woes are putting a strain on mental and physical health and marriages.
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Anger is stressful and has an unhealthy impact on the person who chronically gets anger
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We need to laugh. It's wonderful medicine.
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Laughing heals lots of problems and brings people together
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In this time of stress caused by everything from the economy to inflation and political tensions and personal issues, many people feel anxious and depressed. As a result, psychotherapy is a good idea for many people.
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There are so many crimes, murders and mass murders that we must ask the question, does conscience or knowing right from wrong exist anymore?
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From the time we are born life changes. It is something we must learn to accept as we grow older.
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People spend too much time watching the news. Besides getting a quick update, we should enjoy our lives. The news is stressful and depressing. Don't watch the news. Get out and enjoy life.
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Service dogs are highly trained to perform wonderful functions that help people. Psychiatric Service are trained to help people with emotional problems such as PTSD, phobias, depression, and many more.
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Prejudice of all kinds stems from self hatred and anxiety.
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These are the dos and don'ts of marital couples or couples quarreling.
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We look for proof that our opinions and beliefs are correct.
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Hope and Optimism for the New Year
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As we age we lose family members, friends, spouses and even our health. However, after the grieving is over we must embrace life and live fully.
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When people reunite for the holidays, there are often conflicts and disagreements.
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The holidays begin at Halloween, continue at Thanksgiving and culminate at Christmas and New Year. There are many and complex reasons why people experience stress at this time of year. This episode explores the reasons why and some possible ways to cope.
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Perception is how we think about the things our sensory organs transmit to our brains. Thinking varies from one person to the next, and as a result, everyone interprets the environment differently.
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Scapegoating is always a method of blaming others for one's own mistakes. Psychoanalysts would say that unwanted feelings of low self-esteem are projected onto another person, who then becomes the scapegoat.
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In confirmation bias people look for support for what they think rather than searching for the facts
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This first episode of DocTalk, Explorations in Psychotherapy, discusses how obsessional thinkers agonize over making decision.
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There are a lot of things for people to feel stressed, anxious, and worried about during this time. For example, there is the COVID 19 Pandemic, and a lot of social unrest. In addition, many have lost in jobs or have been furloughed. One of the most difficult things that many are having to deal with is the fact that they are isolated at home. Having to be indoors, whether alone or even with family is extremely difficult. I'm hearing from many people they feel irritable, angry, sensitive, anxious, and depressed. What can people do to help themselves deal better with these problems?
Here or some suggestions for coping during this difficult time:
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