A long time ago I heard a psychiatrist define anxiety as the “fear of something that has never happened, but you fear it might”. Hence we get anxious. So, anxiety has some form of future focus.I have been using this definition to help client delineate between stress (which he defined as “the fear of something […]
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I am not a young man, I am closer to 60 than 16, closer to the end than to the beginning; and it is for this reason that I was reluctant to take on teenage clients. I often wondered what wisdom I would have to share and help them. How wrong I was. Over the
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“He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche During World War II, Viennese psychiatrist Victor Frankl was held captive in several Nazi death camps. During this time he was able to view other prisoners and determine if someone was able to survive their experience or not based
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I have been following Triggernometry for a while now. They have interviews with great people. This is another one. Well worth a watch.
Any substance that we put into our bodies, be it food, drink, or drugs (prescription or otherwise) has an effect on our body, brain and our behaviour. Some have positive effects, others negative. In this post we will discuss how illicit (illegal) drugs have on our brains. Illicit drugs are categorised as stimulants, depressants, or
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Sorry folks. I know I committed to a post about drugs and the brain, but I underestimated how much I had to do before the weekend ends. So, I have had to hit the hold button. However, it will will appear this week. Brian
Did you know that long-term exposure to chemicals, such as those used in farming, industry, etc can changed the structure of your brain. Changes can be measured through a SPECT scan (SPECT looks at blood flow). The scan image below demonstrates Scalloping / Overall Decreased Perfusion: Toxicity. This pattern shows overall low activity and blood
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This month, March, in the USA is Brain Injury Awareness month, which includes Brain Injury Awareness Week in Australia (March 15 @ 8:00 am – March 21 @ 5:00 pm). Often, we think that brain injuries come from trauma, but they can also come from sport, medication, illicit drug and alcohol use/abuse. With this in
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Hi folks, Welcome to 2021 and the first video of the year. I have included information about my program of free public lectures and mention a great book for reviewing your relationship.
