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The 4 Types of Exposure Therapy
In Vivo Exposure Directly facing feared objects or situations, examples include: Getting on a flight, touching a doorknob that feels “contaminated,” not going back to check a lock, or going to a social gathering. Good exposure attempts to match the content and detail of a person’s fear as close as possible. So, for example, if a […]
Read More >Egosyntonic & Egodystonic
Do I want this, or do I not? Is this my actual desire, or what I don’t want? Does this thought or desire define me? What if it’s terrible or horrible? Sometimes the things I think about are because I value them or desire them. Sometimes the things I think about are because I don’t […]
Read More >Southwest Airlines and Fear of Flying
Photo by Owen CL on Unsplash Did your anxiety increase over flying after news of the engine failure on Southwest Flight 1380? Even a little? I have booked plane tickets twice since the incident in mid-April 2018, and when choosing seats, I hovered precariously as I decided whether to select my favored window seat, or if I go […]
Read More >Intolerance of Uncertainty
Photo by Leio McLaren on Unsplash “Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.” – Helen Keller I don’t want to live […]
Read More >Setpoints- Why Being Negative Will Make You Stable
Thomas Plets on Pexels This post was originally published on 05/26/2016 on my wordpress and is newly updated. You’re surrounded by setpoints every day. They literally keep you alive. One of them is your set body temperature. If your body drops or rises a mere 15% beyond your core temperature, death occurs. Think of a setpoint like […]
Read More >Sex Sells (And How I Survived the Ebola Scare of Dallas)
While purchasing my Kung Pao Chicken with steamed rice yesterday, the young lady at the counter put on gloves to handle money (she normally doesn’t). Though I always appreciate an extra measure of hygiene, she stated she was nervous about Ebola. This week, the nation discovered that the first U.S. case of naturally occurring Ebola […]
Read More >Google-itus
If you’re like over 1 billion people on this planet that use the internet, you have probably searched at some point for information pertaining to your health. From understanding whether you have a common cold to symptoms of depression, these searches can provide useful information. I use Google almost daily, and sometimes to understand health-related […]
Read More >The Psychology of Family Holidays
As the U.S. heads into the heaviest holiday season of the year, an interesting blend of emotions often come up. Even for those who find great joy in time with family, it can also be a stressful time. Join me on a little journey of psychology through some of these dynamics. Expectations. We all have […]
Read More >Avoiding The Issue
When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways” (1 Corinthians 13:11, The Bible, ESV). M. Scott Peck, in his work The Road Less Traveled, explained with surgeon-like precision how people deal with problems and pain. […]
Read More >Stages of Change
Why won’t they change??!! True, long-lasting change is based on a re-orientation of a person’s heart attitude and approach. This can’t be forced. Few people like to change under compulsion. I actually haven’t met one. People that are so passive that they let others force transformation usually hold onto their beliefs internally, ending up with resentments, bitterness, […]
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