Getting emotionally burned by a past romantic relationship, premature death of a beloved parent or romantic partner, or fear of making romantic, economic, and parental entanglements that may compromise one
Have you ever compulsively called, texted, emailed, or followed an ex-lover’s activities on Facebook, after an emotionally distressing breakup? You knew better, but could not help yourself. You just had
Television has entertained us for decades with their more than extreme characterization of people who have obsessive compulsive personality disorder. First, there was Felix Unger, the anxious, perfectionistic, and above-board
“The principle aim of psychotherapy is not to transport one to an impossible state of happiness, but to help (the client) acquire steadfastness and patience in the face of suffering.
It is in moments of illness that we are compelled to recognize that we live not alone but chained to a creature of a different kingdom, whole worlds apart, who has
On Bipolar Disorder: “You are not your illness. You have an individual story to tell. You have a name, a history, a personality. Staying yourself is part of the battle.”
Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” Kahlil Gibran There are times in all of our lives when we look in the mirror and
“I’m so good at beginnings, but in the end I always seem to destroy everything, including myself.” ~ Kiera Van Gelder, The Buddha and the Borderline: My Recovery from Borderline
“Let me tell ya. You gotta pay attention to signs. When life reaches out with a moment like this it’s a sin if you don’t reach back… I’m telling you.”
Nothing is so easy as to deceive one’s self, for what we wish to believe, we readily believe, but such expectations are often inconsistent with the real state of things. Demosthenes
