Dr. Gottlieb, Our family is very upset about the profanity our 12-year-old daughter is using. Recently, when I was checking on her online conversations, with her present as I always do, I saw that she had typed that she “f-king hated her parents.” Not only was it disturbing to see it spelled out in print, […]
On Healing 5/1/2006: Age 6 – as seen from age 60
Dear Sam, By coincidence, you turn 6 this month and I turn 60 a couple of weeks later. Because of your autism, you are a little different from many 6-year-olds. And I am different from many 60-year-olds because of my quadriplegia! For you, the world can sometimes feel a little scary. You need more predictability […]
On Healing 4/17/2006: How about therapy for a very sick world?
Dear Dr. Gottlieb: I have been hearing a lot about new therapies, but none seems to address the bigger picture, which is the insane world we’re living in. If a person really sees what’s happening, who wouldn’t be depressed or anxious? A brief list includes military violence and torture, our growing police state to protect […]
On Healing 4/3/2006 – A test for stressed kids: Let no child be left emotionally behind
When Socrates said the unexamined life is not worth living, he wasn’t referring to the relentless examinations our children are taking in schools these days. The incessant pressure to perform is one reason why our children are showing signs of stress. Suicide, although relatively rare, is still a leading cause of death among young people. […]
On Healing 3/20/2006: He wants to help needy girlfriend
Dr. Dan: I read with great interest your last column about the woman who was traumatized when she was young and now suffers extreme abandonment anxiety. I felt as if I were reading about my own relationship with a young woman experiencing many of those same issues. And while your advice was directed at Barbara, […]
On Healing 3/6/2006: Security comes best from within
Hi Dr. Dan: My most immediate problem is the recent breakup with the love of my life. We had been dating for several months. He is just beginning his career and works sometimes 70 to 80 hours a week. We began to have problems in the first couple of months. I tried, in constructive and […]
On Healing 2/20/2006: A hug and a kick taught him toughness
Dear Sam, The last time we met, you told me all about your new adventures in wrestling. This is the first I’ve heard of a wrestling league for 5-year-olds, but it’s a good sport and a promising way to learn about yourself. But then you told me you were having a problem. You said another […]
On Healing 2/6/2006: Sometimes, goodbye comes first
I always loved the Beatles song “Hello, Goodbye,” but I never really understood the lyrics, particularly when they sang “you say goodbye and I say hello.” But during dinner with a dear friend last week, I think I finally got it. Because of his age, he had been pressured to retire from a career he […]
On Healing 1/23/2006: Paralyzed by one’s fear of rejection
Dear Dr. Gottlieb: Your last column about desire was interesting. But what happens when there is a conflict between desire and fear of taking a risk? I think a lot of people live with unfulfilled desires, perhaps unnecessarily, simply because they are afraid. For instance, fear of rejection might prevent someone from asking for a […]
On Healing 1/9/2006: Learning to tame what the heart desires
Desire is why we fall in love and desire is why infidelity happens. Desire can explain obesity, and desire for self-improvement can also explain weight loss. Desire is universal and part of the life force. And it is complicated. A patient I’ll call “Barbara” realized how complicated desire could be. When I first met her, […]
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