by Davida Price, MS, IMF, MT-BC When we hear angry music we know it. Even if the lyrical intent of the music is not anger, some music, called heavy metal, deathcore, punk, screamo, progressive rock, and rap include ticked off lyrics, angry girls, and dissed boys. In this post, I plan to explore music with [...]
by Gina Simmons, Ph.D. Pink hearts, latex balloons, red roses and cherub-covered candy boxes signal the season for lovers. For those suffering the recent loss of a relationship February feels like the loneliest month of the year. On television, happy beautiful people accept extravagant gifts with giant red bows and enormous shining smiles. Everywhere you [...]
by Gina Simmons, Ph.D. War and other forms of violence create physical and emotional scars that have challenged health care providers for decades. We’ve worked with war veterans who struggle with unemployment, broken relationships, drug addiction, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Many of us in the field of mental health, who work to repair [...]
by Gina Simmons, Ph.D. A delusional young loner becomes obsessed with a blonde woman. Disgusted with politicians and the government, he writes rambling rants difficult to understand. He hides the truth about his life from his family. He isolates from friends, buys a gun, attempts to assassinate a politician. While this sounds like the story [...]
by Gina Simmons, Ph.D. The late gonzo journalist Hunter Thompson once said, “Call on God, but row away from the rocks.” He wrote the drug-crazed romp, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, that inspired the title for this post. Fear and loathing grow during economic slumps. News reports of double-dip recessions, inflation, deflation, terrorism, war, [...]
by Gina Simmons, Ph.D. So you have lofty goals for 2011. Lose weight, quit smoking, and stick to a budget are a few of the most common New Year’s resolutions. Some lists include: reduce clutter, drink less alcohol, exercise, and potty train baby. The passage into a new year requires adjustments, like putting up a [...]
by Gina Simmons, Ph.D. On the morning of 9/11/01, I drove to San Diego City College to teach two psychology courses. On the way I listened to news reports of the 9/11 attacks. At that time investigators did not know if other U.S. cities faced attack. When I arrived on campus my students were watching [...]
by Gina Simmons, Ph.D. What do you get when you cross a bank robber, a bomb maker and a hoarder? You get George Jakubec, a 54-year-old Serbic emigre recently arrested for possessing the single largest hoard of homemade explosives ever found in the United States. Investigators searched his rental home, in the sleepy southern California [...]
by Gina Simmons, Ph.D. Anna, age 12, sat in my office twisting her friendship bracelet while listing her fears. “My grandma shops alone and robbers could attack her. My mom lights candles and I’m afraid they’ll catch fire and burn us up. If we fly, terrorists might kill us.” A gifted, sensitive, well-read child, Anna [...]
by Gina Simmons, Ph.D. From grades 2 through 4 a popular and pretty girl named Paula tormented me in school. She paraded the halls of our school with an entourage of followers willing to answer to her every command. In the lunch room she’d gesture to someone behind me and my chair would be pulled [...]
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