Archive for August, 2008
Calm, Cool, and Collected to Get Ahead?
I have learned that being frantic and putting a happy face only gets you so far. Why not try being quieter and more of a listener?
Method to Your Marriage?
I want to discuss Ellis’ theory of Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) as it relates to a happy marriage. Let’s face it, when your marriage is thriving and healthy, it feels like you’re taking pure energy pills. I may have mentioned REBT here before but this is a unique way of looking at it [...]
Q&A With Me at the FuelmyBlog Blog
An interview with yours truly on blogging and historical questions about Postcards is now up at the impressive new Fuelmyblog blog. You’re reading this so you are already reading my blog. If you’re new here or if you want to read my thoughts why you should read Postcards, you should read the interview. [...]
Young Person’s Syndrome and Health Insurance
I remember when I was 18-ish and didn’t think I should be forced to have Health Insurance. By “forced” I mean my employer, then a grocery store, automatically took fees out of my paycheck every two weeks to pay for a plan. I never got sick … I didn’t need any counseling services [...]
Growing into Your Own Skin
A therapist told me, “The thirties are a time when you grow into your own skin.” and that was healing to me at the time. I had just turned 30 and was seeing her for depression and cognitive issues I was having. (people are saying … eeek, Damien is finally revealing things, well [...]
Debt and Peace of Mind
In the field of mental health, there is an important term called “triggers.” These are events or items that bring us to harmful lows of depression or the extremes or rage, mania, despondency etc. Financial problems are some of the most common triggers I hear from people with mental illnesses and that I [...]
One Word Mantras
“How fragile we are.”
Sting
A single word can add value to your life. In college I read that in a book and tried it out. I bought a pack of 3×5″ cards on sale and searched my mind and dictionary for words to concentrate on. This had a profound impact on the anxiety and [...]Respect Other People’s Life as Art
“We are all time travelers moving at the speed of exactly 60 minutes per hour.”
-Spider Robinson
Some of us are traveling in limousines, others are at the freeway on-ramp with cardboard signs. Regardless of the means, we are going from a point a to a point b every day of our lives. It is [...]Acne Got You Down? Be Inspired Again
There are many physical deterrents to a healthy psychology. Acne for many people is a big one. I ran across a website that is an excellent resource if you suffer from the medical and psychological effects of acne. I recommend this website because it is made up of an ever growing library [...]
Email Psychology
So much can be said about the way our minds scientifically bend around electronic mail. Email is impersonal. It is interpreted largely by the receiver and is not determined by the intent of the writer. I know this from personal experience on both ends. I have written emails that people reacted [...]
