Welcome to Part 3 of a three-part series dealing with anxiety disorders. Part 1 described four types of anxiety disorders, Part 2 explored causes, and Part 3 discusses the treatment of anxiety disorders. (more…)
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Hypochondiasis and Other Anxiety Disorders (Part 3)
Thursday, November 10th, 2011 Hypochondriasis and Other Anxiety Disorders (Part 2)
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
This is the second part of a three-part post (See Part 1). In Part 1 I discussed the four most common types of anxiety disorders. In this post I will focus on causes. In the third in this series I will will discuss treatments.
Hypochondriasis and Other Anxiety Disorders (Part 1)
Saturday, November 5th, 2011
All human beings experience some degree of anxiety. It ranges from mild anxiety that comes and goes to more serious forms. When anxiety interferes with normal functioning in the world, limits productivity, or diminishes a person’s full enjoyment of life, we refer to it as an anxiety disorder. In this post I will be briefly describing four types of anxiety disorders: generalized anxiety disorder, hypochondriasis, phobia, and panic disorder. In my next post I will be discussing causes and treatments.
Is Pornography Harmful?
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
With the advent of the Internet in 1991 there has been an explosion of available pornography websites making it available to anyone at any time. Up until 1990 there were fewer than 90 different adult magazines published in America. Six years later there were about 900 pornography websites. Today there are 2.5 million adult websites! And with that astronomical number there are tens of millions, perhaps 100s of millions of people visiting those sites daily. With all of this traffic on web it should give us pause question the conventional wisdom that says pornography is harmful.
For Men Only: Sex is a Lot Like Golf
Saturday, August 6th, 2011
Whether golf or sex, it is not the shaft between your legs that matters, it is the grey matter between your ears that counts. I have been a sex therapist for over four decades working with individuals and couples. The most common problem presented by men is erectile dysfunction (ED) and premature or rapid ejaculation (PE), followed by low sexual desire (LSD). Invariably these men have tried all sorts of remedies ranging from use of vasodilators, e.g., Viagra, Levitra, Cialis, to lubricants of various types, or penile injections, as well as a bunch of homeopathic remedies. Once they have tried everything else, they decide in frustration that they should seek professional help in the form of sex therapy or psychotherapy.
As You Think, So Shall You Become
Sunday, July 31st, 2011
Bruce Lee, the world renown martial artist, said, “As you think, so shall you become.” Bruce was acknowledging the power of the human mind to affect behavior. He was just as enthusiastic about training the mind as was about training the body. One of the reasons I began studying the martial arts ten years ago was because I recognized that martial art training was based on character training, psychological principles, and personal growth. It provided life lessons as well as physical training.
Pleasure or Happiness?
Monday, July 25th, 2011
Most people know what it is like to experience pleasure, but few really understand what constitutes happiness. People say that their goal in life is to be happy. Yet they find defining and achieving it difficult.
Stubbornness and Aging
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
As I watch my friends age, I am reminded of the old maxim, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”. Even those friends who are constantly learning, staying current on the latest technology, and open to explore and discover new adventures, in certain areas of their life they can be as stubborn as mules. They become especially stubborn when it comes to areas concerning their health and declining abilities.
Mandatory Parenting Classes
Sunday, July 17th, 2011
One in 56 children are abused and 61 percent of children are neglected. An astonishing statistic! In all 50 states we must have a license to drive an automobile. We have to have a license to marry. But anyone can become a parent. No license, no age requirement, no nothing…just have sex, fertilize an egg, bingo, one becomes a parent. And exactly what makes someone fit to parent? What makes someone think that just by bringing a child into the world they are fit to parent that child?
After the Lust Wears Off
Sunday, July 10th, 2011
Many of my patients have wondered why they fall in love with someone and then, after a few weeks or months, the passion that they initially felt dissipates and the relationship ends. They become cynical about the prospects of being able to maintain a long-term passionate relationship and wondering whether they will have to settle for a boring relationship. They question whether passion and romance can be sustain over the long haul.
