Mental Health

Dedicated to a guy friend of mine who is going through a rough time. — Perhaps one of the most criminally painful things about modern dating is watching so many of my great guyfriends end up with women who are like poison in a pill. It’s something I’ve seen multiple times, and it’s painful to watch. I can’t help but notice that these guys often…

Not an exhaustive list to cause you a December burnout — I don’t want to overwhelm you. Neither do I want to add mental pressure on you. But I have to share what I’ve recently learned. It will recharge your mental and creative energies. I went to my nephew’s school to attend the new year’s assembly. During the event, the principal…

It’ll save you tons of angst. — My last article (link) was about my belief that ‘relax’ is the most important word in all of spirituality. Why? Because if we aren’t relaxed it’s difficult to do most anything in the spiritual arena like meditating, practicing mindfulness and not exploding at our spouse when they infuriate us. I…

Our mental health crisis is more acute than in other high-income countries — and more therapists, drugs, or guns won’t solve it — We are not well. We are anxious, we are angry, we are depressed. We are teetering on the brink. We are emotionally agitated, mentally distressed. Everything is on the rise: Road rage, substance use, mass shootings. A paramedic writes in The New York Times, “I’ve never witnessed a mental health…

Attention-Deficiet Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD; previously known as ADD). Is a neurodevelopmental disorder and among the most commonly diagnosed. The primary symptom, as you know, is a chronic and debilitating inability to direct one’s focus or attention. There are subtypes which emphasize inattention, impulsivity or hyperactivity. The prevalence rates of ADHD…