Accepting a psychiatric diagnosis is like a religious conversion. It's an adjustment in cosmology, with all its accompanying high priests, sacred texts, and stories of religion. And I am, for better or worse, an instant convert.
Just as we have created a society in which it would be unthinkable to light up a cigarette in the Kennedy Center lobby, we can create a society where it is unthinkable that a child suffers abuse, fails in school, becomes delinquent, or faces teasing ...
With intimacy comes the possibility of “engulfment” or being taken hostage by the demands of others. We may have distorted perceptions of the “demands” and obligations placed upon us by those who claim to love us. Trusting that love to be unc...
The growth of intimacy will teach us how to love—both ourselves and the other person. If we will allow ourselves to practice the skills of intimacy, we will learn to love. Boundaries protect love and intimacy. Certain behaviors support the integrit...
The DID patient is a single person who experiences himself or herself as having separate alternate identities that have relative psychological autonomy from one another. At various times, these subjective identities may take executive control of the ...
So how do you find out what God thinks? The Christian says, you look in the Bible. And the Bible tells us that God forbids homosexual acts. Therefore, they are wrong. So basically the reasoning goes like this: (1) We are all obligated to do God’s w...
Stupidity is not a behavior; it's a religion. One can die for it!
Your behavior is the testimony of your character.
Only criminals and bloodsuckers reward bad behavior.
People don't change their behavior unless it makes a difference for them to do so.
If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.
Your self-talk is the channel of behavior change
Mindless habitual behavior is the enemy of innovation.
Don’t let someone’s words blind you from their behavior.
If they do it often, it isn’t a mistake; it’s just their behavior.
Strange words are better than strange Behavior
I've been trying to avoid goal-oriented behavior.
I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves.
I always say centered food equals centered behavior.
Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
It is important to correct bad behavior one toe at a time.
