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Signs or Symptoms Disguised as Anxiety
What are some specific signs/symptoms people might confuse for anxiety but are not symptoms of a disorder? These can be anything from normal feelings of worry, to signs of other mental health conditions that may be confused for anxiety symptoms. Anxiety is an emotional and biological condition that is mimicked by other symptoms such as…
Read MoreCOVID BUBBLES
A great new phenomena has arisen where a small group, always the same people, often family members or a few very close friends, get tested frequently and can hang out together inside and out without masks. I call this the COVID BUBBLE. If you belong to a COVID BUBBLE you essentially lock down mostly otherwise,…
Read MoreHow to Help Our Tweens & Teens with School in Today’s World
Some kids go to school online frequently using Google Meet. Others attend school in small classes. And yet many also go back and forth between the two settings depending on how the virus is or isn’t spreading. Our children are caught in this web and parents need to fill in the gaps. It doesn’t mean…
Read MoreNarcissistic Parents at Home During the Pandemic
In the Midst of World Changes, Will Narcissists See the Light? Will narcissists see the lights as history is being made around them? Spouses, parents, children, and others are quarantined in their homes. How does the narcissistic man fare in these close quarters? Can he relinquish his need for superiority, endless rants of all his…
Read MoreHow to Raise Kids to Not Become Narcissistic Adults
Narcissism is in the political wind today. How do parents raise their kids to grow up to be empathic, industrious, happy adults with healthy mutual relationships? Meet Your Child’s Needs without Overindulgence Having early childhood needs for dependence and independence are normal. When met in a timely, developmentally appropriate, empathic manner the child learns his…
Read MoreThe Art of William De Kooning
Known and most popular for his abstract expressionism De Kooning has a long career with much ambiguity in his pictorial work as well. He is well known for his active brushwork, charcoal over drawing, and biomorphic forms. Visible revisions and changes in figure paintings reveal fragmented images and multilayered paint surfaces. After WWII he was…
Read MoreKing Lear, the Narcissist
“King Lear” was remarkably performed Saturday night, Oct. 17 by talented equity actors. Shown on YouTube and Showtime it was a successful effort by unusually expressive actors who brought the play alive in an outstanding moving, dramatic portrayal of Shakespeare’s finest roles. Actors from all over the United States came together using Zoom to present…
Read MoreSimplicity in a Complex World is Healing
This virus in some ways is so mysterious in the way it has changed our lives. Whatever the causes, confusions, and basic growing facts, all our lives have been changed at every stage of life. How do we deal with change and uncertainty? Primarily we try to see the truthfulness of it all and accept…
Read More9 Year Old’s Thoughts About Technology Used by Kids
My Parent’s Rules About Using Technology Permission Technology is not to be used without permission granted by a parent. For permission to be granted a time limit must be set. Usage The site that is being used has to be known to a parent. You may not buy or use money in any way on…
Read MoreHow Parents Handle Teen Romantic Relationships During the Pandemic
How parents relate to their teens and young adults or late adolescents with regard to their romantic relationships during the Pandemic is based to a large extent on the parent-teen relationship pre-COVID. Middle and late adolescence is certainly the time we expect young people to want relationships to grow and if they have had open…
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